Off Track

I board

this train of thought

and at once

the point of departure fades

the destination disappears

I see no tracks

no conductor

I would blame

my spaghetti brain

so easily distracted

by whim and caprice

but I suspect

even that diagnosis

is a distraction

In movies

train stations

are scenes of

joyous arrivals

sad departures

missed opportunities

As I whizz by

these cinematic moments

I must rely on imagination

to fill in the details for

I am off

to the next thought.