Train of Thought

Gold earrings
Denim jeans
New mascara
Grab the keys

Grab a burger

Maybe a shake
Shake? Shaking
The earth quakes
Cracks, breaking...

Stop...thinking.

Home-made cookies

Sunny days

Swimming pools
Lemonade
A morning drive
Day at the beach
The rising tide
Keeps rising
Destroying lives...
Stop...thinking.


Beautiful day
No clouds in the sky
Go outside
Kids playing
Toy trucks
Toy trains
Missing train
Missing people
People lost
Stop...thinking.


Clean the house
Wiping counters
Washing, drying
Dishes, dusting
Sweeping, vacume
Making dinner
Cooking, burning
Burning buildings
Explosions raging
Stop...thinking.


Another morning
Cup of coffee
Driving school kids
Years passing
Passing? Failing?
Failing system
Overheated
Smoking leaking
Radioactive
Stop...thinking.


Waiting watching
Facebook stalking
Family posting
Checking hopeful
News conflicting
What's the truth now?
So many questions
One that matters
Are you still okay?
Can't stop...thinking.


Caren E. Salas

Sometimes you just can't stop your train of thought. My brother and his family are in Japan. Please pray for them and all those who have lost lives and loved ones, and are still struggling to survive.