Local Trains Poem by Geetha Jayakumar

Local Trains

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What to talk of local trains,
Lakhs of commuters travel by it,
Often over crowded.
And before the train stops in station
Train is filled.
So those who knows to jump inside the
Train while in motion
Can get seat to sit or probably place to stand.
While getting down
One has to get down
From moving train
Now today it became the daily
Practice of office goers.

A man went to office
While coming home he got a big lump on his forehead
His wife asked did anyone hit
He said no
Well it was the handle on local train
Which was hitting continuously as he couldn't move an inch.

Went for picnic by local train.
Ladies and gents went,
in their compartments.
Just one station before our destination
We stood to get down
But one lady among us
Thrown out of the train
By pushing her deliberately to get down
And she lost balance and fell on platform
People were pushing to get out
And many stamped on her.
Luckily she didn't slip into the track.

Many things pick pocketing.
Chain snatching,
A gang works behind this.
Different methods are used for it.
And if female travels in gents compartments
Though accompanied
Still harassment continues
Taking advantage of crowd.

Still one cannot forget local trains
Economical and reaches mostly the destination in time.
As it is the like the daily bread to the office goers and students.

©ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY GEETHA JAYAKUMAR 2014
© 2014.

Geetha Jayakumar.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
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COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kee Thampi 10 September 2013

Really panic to read this poem Train while in motion Can get seat to sit or probably place to stand. While getting down

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East Sea Fairy East Sea Fairy 10 September 2013

it is panic to read it. i just can't imagine this happens in real life. how can anyone jump inside and outside before a train stops? it sounds like an adventure

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David Wood 10 September 2013

WE have the same problem here in the UK. Though in the UK you have to be rich to travel by train.

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Abhishek Mishra 10 September 2013

Very true ma'm...you have sketched the common man issues regarding train journey in an interesting and lucid manner through this touchy poem. Hats off to you and thanks for sharing: -)

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Tirupathi Chandrupatla 10 September 2013

But one lady among us Thrown out of the train You described all realities of local train travel. My classmate in Bombay (now Mumbai) fell from local train in 1980s and is no more. I remembered him when I read your poem. Thank you.

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Deepak Kumar Pattanayak 13 January 2015

Train is the backbone of transportation of our country despite problems we used to face daily while travelling....... Geetha.......incidents and experiences brought out in a beautiful piece of write.......

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Pradip Chattopadhyay 11 September 2013

a beautiful portrait of a nation in motion with diverse incidents and characters.

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Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar 11 September 2013

a good photography of what you are seeing.

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Valsa George 11 September 2013

Travelling in a train is quite an experience.... For daily commuters, it is a menace, but if there is enough space for us to sit and relax, train journey is less tedious and more enjoyable. One thing, we have to be extra alert to be safe from pick pockets and molesting brutes! Geetha, you have brought in the mixed experiences of a train journey! Enjoyed! !

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Aftab Alam Khursheed 10 September 2013

worlds of train pain and agony and joyous moment which imprinted in the mind thank for share

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