Deep booms shake the Earth

as trains belch out smoke

formed as a result of their undigested

coal lunches.

Clanking and screeching of

metal dragged against metal

blending into the cacophony of sound

erupting from every corner.

Elbowing, stomping and kicking.

Frantic agitated people

raged inside until,

deep

booms

shake the Earth.

They sought escape from the

crimson that stained the battlefields,

where people constantly stumbled

trying to find a nonexistent exit.

The train, providing a bridge,

towards a new life, a new beginning,

a new perpetual promise

of the hope

that until then, remained hidden.

Hope, that lay hidden under the tarmac

like a small seed that

persisted through the crack,

blooming profusely into

the hearts of everyone present.

Through the jagged stone,

peace finally grew,

white petals like a fragile snowflake.

Up and up it went-

surpassing all the hatred,

and violence that lurked in the shadows,

connecting everyone and

surprising many with its audacity to do so.

Serenity fell once again.