5:55 a.m.
by Wendy Darling

Why does the train
Sound its whistle
Again and again
And again,
Waking me from my dreams,
Waking us all,
Waking us, waking us?
It is only to clear the tracks,
Clear the tracks of those
Sleeping outside, on the tracks,
On the tracks.

About the Author:
Wendy Darling (nickname Wiebke Fesch) is a web designer, fanfic author, and editor of Inception. She lives in Atlanta, GA, where she is self-employed, operating her own web design business, Metro Girl. Wendy is co-author of a Wraeththu Mythos novel called Breeding Discontent, and is an editor with Immanion Press. You can reach Wendy at wdarling@abraxis.com.