Train From Mumbai

A train crawls into Churchgate station,
and frantic commuters are on the run.

There's a mad rush to climb and sit,
and it’s stuffed with people within a minute.

Soon the train moves out again,
to get more people in its abdomen.

Struggling along it reaches Dadar,
and people now fill up every nook and corner.

It enters Bandra to get some more,
the army inside thunders “No, no more”.

Towards Andheri, some seats are vacant,
and the standees are relieved in an instant.

The torture and heat lessens at Kandivli,
and breathing easy, it speeds to Borivli.

The train and the people now rest till morning,
to recharge themselves for the next evening.

- Atul Sathe © (This content is under copyright and the writer can be contacted on atulsathe@yahoo.com )