Journey From A To B To C Poem by Angela Wybrow

By train, she had travelled from A to B,
But never from A to B and then C;
A journey which did not require a change
Was well within her comfort range.

But then came a journey, where a change was required:
For this young lady, a scenario most undesired.
As the dreaded day began to draw near,
Her mind was awash with anguish and fear.

But this was a thing which she needed to do –
A monstrous task which she had to get through.
The chances were that she would be fine,
But this idea never entered her mind.

The dreaded day then finally arrived,
And her confidence level took a nosedive.
She arrived at the station ahead of her time,
With negative thoughts engulfing her mind.

Her boyfriend comforted her on her phone,
But, in the here and now, she was all alone.
She looked as though she were about to cry –
To ‘have a nice day’, she would desperately try.

Would she catch the correct connection,
Or find herself travelling in the wrong direction?
Delays, cancellations, the wrong platform:
Her mind conjured up a right old storm.

I could see the fear etched upon her face,
And I imagined myself in her place.
When I was younger, I had felt the same
About the ‘humongous’ task of changing trains.

For most, changing trains is no major task,
But for this young lady, it was a major ask.
Some may consider her somewhat weird,
But she is a hero – she faced her fear!