Poem On A Train At Blacktown Very few people understand feeling constant futility Upon description, they'll just stare back blankly But there's something compelling deep within me I call it the 'skeletal hand from the grave' It grabs at my ankles and pulls me down People will explain it away as 'depression' or whatever But it's as real as their beating heart or bank balance As real as the entire dark menacing universe is Stretching out to infinity, and expanding at light speed The approach is to humbly endure and stumble on Waiting for the final relief death will hopefully bring