Conductor
and the passenger
inside the train set of my youth

I tunneled through the mountainous
around sharp corners
perilous

removed
from fervent urgency
on tracks connecting perfectly

to loop through circles
figure eights
across a simpler world to scale

chugging upward
trailing steam
with all the lightness of a dream

no tickets punched
no luggage clutched
no destination requisite

arriving nowhere
but the joy
of journeying by mind and toy.