#TS823 prompts by @temporal3: ace, mace, case
all aboard i, ii, iii
all aboard i
all aboard
blared the conductor
he tucked the luggage
settled in his seat
the train rumbled
past the station
countryside
he thought
of things left behind
memories, smells, people
unable to shake them
all aboard ii
back in the 9-5 whirl
past surfaced
only with pain
routine dulled
and numbed
past aches
memories
all aboard iii
in palliative care
past pricks
intensity ceaseless
he wished
he had not
boarded that train
all aboard iii
in palliative care
past pricks
intensity ceaseless
he wished
he had not
boarded that train
all aboard ii
back in the 9-5 whirl
past surfaced
only with pain
routine dulled
and numbed
past aches
memories
#TS822 prompts by @deeslake: heat, hit, horn