Claude Monet, La Gare Saint-Lazare (Saint-Lazare Train Station), 1877, Musée d’Orsay, Paris.
new york, new york
grand central smelt of pennies, ticket stubs, and desperation at 5:15 am.
"where're you headed?" the worker asked.
where was he headed? he didn’t realize leaving meant going away. but to go far enough to be folded into memory or far enough to be followed? would his wife search for him?
"connecticut.”
no comment; the worker printed a slip and took his money mechanically.
he needed a congratulations, deserved one for his decision. but who would congratulate a man abandoning his wife?
Steel Trusses of Mumbai local train stations
Stations:-
Lower Parel, Dadar, Wadala, Borivali, Mira Road, Bandra