Leaving the Station
by Kay Kestner:
Leaving the Station
“Why are we waiting?,”
she asked gently at the station.
A small woman, sitting in
a line of future passengers
had just asked a brave question.
All of them, with tickets in
hand, had set departure times,
and fairly accurate schedules
of arrivals at specific unpleasant
destinations. Staring at her
computer printout of where she
was headed and when she could
expect to get there she asked
again, “Why are we waiting?”
And added, “None of these trains
are going where we want to go.”
A few of those near her nodded
in silent acceptance, but everyone
continued to just sit there. Waiting.
She looked one last time at the clock
on the wall. “I’m late. I have to
leave.” Then, stood up and walked
out of the train station, away from
the tracks that went in the wrong
direction.
© Written March 31, 2000 – Kay Kestner
Do Something for Democracy
The resources on the Do Something for Democracy page give you ways you can take action. Find what fits your comfort level. No one can do it all, but we all can do a little something.
Given the rapid changes to our government in the United States, it’s vitally important for us to speak up. Silence and apathy will only embolden a leader who serves his own agenda – an agenda that undermines democracy both within the US and around the world.
Every small act adds up when we all “do something.” Even if it’s just making one call, once a week to one of your representatives – that adds up!
Kay Kestner 
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