It's Far Away,..

"Everybody off of the train!" yelled the doorman with broken English and a big grin across his face.
"We have arrived."
I looked over at Josh, he had a puzzled look in his eyes.
"Tim," he whispered from the next row over. "Are we really here?"
"Yeah,..uh..I believe so." I told him, in thought that my confidence would make him certain that we were in the right city.
I could see the sky through the glass window of the train and beyond through the glass window of the station and it appeared to be a mix of Blue and Grey and the wind looked like it was blending them together. Clouds and clear and sun and faint moon.
"Josh" I whispered back with a hint of pressure in my voice.
"Grab your bag..." I paused and looked around the station once more to try and take in how real this was "...lets go."
Josh looked at me with frustration, he knew that I packed lighter than he did, and snapped; "Give me a second to get my pack on man, relax."
I began to walk away towards the entrance of the station, I knew I would find something there while he was getting ready.
As I walked down the row between the train and another empty track I listened to the sounds of pigeons above and the rats below.
Josh approached me and knocked me on the shoulder,
"Hey bro, let's go." He spoke in a mellow tone as he walked passed.
"Excellent." I smiled and looked back at the empty train and isle and beyond to the endless tracks where so many trains have arrived and departed.
We walked out of the station and paused as we looked up at the skyline of Shanghai...

Listening to Ali Farka Touré - In The Heart of The Moon