I sit on the waiting seat on the station

Not alone

Many friends are waiting as well

We share the same destination

 

Not long after, the train arrives

I look at my ticket,

"Ah, not my train," I say

Some friends board

They wave their hands

We exchange smiles

I'm left with the unfinished puzzle in my hand

 

Not long after, another train arrives

I look at my ticket,

"Ah, not my train," I say

Some friends board again

They wave their hands

We exchange smiles

With the puzzle still in my hands,

I begin to wonder, "Why doesn’t the ticket have a departure time?"

 

Not long after, another train arrives

Some friends board again

This time, they pull my hand

I look at my ticket

I release their grasp,

I say, "That's not my train, you go ahead"

They wave their hands

We exchange smiles

I'm still with my puzzle,

The puzzle is nearly complete

 

Time keeps passing

There are almost no friends left waiting

I finish my puzzle

 

Not long after, the train arrives

I look at my ticket,

"Ah, this is my train," I say

This time, I pull the hands of my remaining friends

They look at their tickets

They release my grasp,

They say, "That's not our train, you go ahead"

I wave my hand

But this time, no wave returns

 

After getting off the train

The puzzle I had been working on is now neatly framed

 

I look around,

The station is empty now.

Ironically, I don’t know where the remaining friends are headed

All I know is I boarded the last carriage of the day