Random Spotify songs play
Can't quite drown out the train hum
On this travelling Monday
Woman opposite
Dozes fitfully in her chair
Possessions laid out before her
Pretty blue top and blond hair
Lady on my left's
Laptop goes tap tap tap
I'm not nosey enough to take a look
It'll be some boring crap
Ways to pass the commuting chore
People watch, then watch some more
Animated conversation
On the table across from me
Gesturing arms and harsh expressions
What could the content be?
Most though
On their phones persist
Talking to others many miles away
As if the journey didn't exist
The handsome man
Wakes and stretches out
Kicks my leg under the table
Ouch, ouch, ouch
Ways to pass the commuting din
Get someone to kick you in the shin
Someone's got Burger King
This won't be a lot of fun
The air here is heavy with the stench
Of just one little bun
I don't mind commuting
It gives me lots of time
To sit here people watching
And then to write in rhyme
Ways to pass the commuting time
People watch and write in rhyme
