Artemis Polonyi

On the train,
There was a coupé,
Almost empty,
Just one Person sitting there.
I got in, sat down,
And heard her say something,
It sounded french
I wanted to answer, but did it in english

She asked what I had
been doing or was planning to
with all the gear in my backpack
I told her, it was for a project
with a girl, nightportrets
But she ended up being sick
and so, I went back home

our conversation continued,
going on and on
it was a good and nice converse
But then we heard a jingle,
“Binnen een paar minuten zullen
wij arriveren op Den Haag CS”
I looked up and on my watch
It was midnight already
and I had missed my stop
and five others...

Now I’m stuck here in Den Haag
With Artemis,
The girl kindly enough
to let me stay for the night.