The Living Dead

[Philatone]

Hello Heslopian,

These were my ideas as I was reading

How do we survive becoming accidents; i wasn't sure where to take this. is it talking about in general? Otherwise, I think adding an "after" before "becoming" puts in a little bit of intrigue.
bipeds of life split from the ether
on attempting a return...

We wanted to regress, click the button,
sound the horn, we would-be shades
now flickering in weakened wax. like this image of shades and the thought of candles

These cobblestones, that bakery,
the rows and rows of cakes, the bakery and rows seem slightly separate here to me, as though one has nothing to do with the other
dished up by a luscious tart

we often thought about splitting
and dunking in our tea.
Now they're a new reality,

unnatural and weird, separated from the one not my favorite adjectives; i think something a little more descriptive is possible, especially for a situation like this
which ended at the broom cupboard.
Death, like trains, is always late,

passing through many platforms
as myriads of lone riders walk the aisles, interesting play going on here
take their seats, or miss the doors like us.I like this stanza, especially the miss the doors bit. I think it could be slightly stronger if you switched the "miss the doors" and "like us", putting "miss the doors" on a line by itself even, if you don't mind breaking from the 3 lines. It gives the ending a slightly stronger punch, and would mirror the ending from the stanza before with the train. Do enjoy it as it is though.

like the topic and the execution here. . Nice work! especially enjoyed the ending