Sitting Backwards On The Train

I'm sitting backwards on the train,
I didn't have a choice at all,
the forward-facing seats were full.

I'm sitting backwards on the train,
the diesel engine in the front,
predictably, refused to shunt.

I'm sitting backwards on the train
and disappearing fields of grain
are doing something to my brain.

I'm sitting backwards on the train,
passing every minor station
backwards to my destination.

- by Prajna Pranab, 1994