Edit 1: Banality

[Achebe]

Through streets littered with 
tin cans and chit-chat,
I’m making my way home on a mellow Tuesday evening.
While I wait for a train
that goes my direction,
I decide to add to the mess
by lighting up a cigarette.
I inhale deeply as
my lips kiss the bud;
stale smoke numbing my throat
a feeling like that of a sore love-story.
Moments pass by like pedestrians
when I spot a faint rumble
coming from a near distance;
then
Pa-dum-dum, Pa-dum-dum, Pa-dum-dum
 
It’s that distinct sound
of going home,
presented by a carriage
that is marked with graffiti
and the occasional spot of rust.
It slowly grinds to a halt
with a loud screech and a whir.

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