Commuting.

Commuting.

What is the hurry

Everybody is moving

In parallel

Touching distance

Is a concept never tested

An invisible barrier

Separates even the closest

Of travellers

A thin membrane

Insulation against

The haphazard and irregular

Protects the unwary

From the disease of contact

Handle with care

The fear of damage

Can outweigh

All other considerations

Until the hermetic seal is broken

Sometimes by accident

Often by design

The effect is surprising

An escape of sorts

A rescue in fact

A kiss of life

More than a life raft

A rebirth

More than a rebranding

A butterfly effect

Unfurled

Carried on high

Floating

In a different bubble

There will be seepage

A little leakage

Is part and parcel

Of an expanded horizon

You barely think twice

It is a hindrance

Rather than a boon

Heart rate increases

As temperature rises

It is a fever

More than a hot flush

A whisper louder

Than a heart murmur

A steam driven train

More than a whistle stop

Pressure valve

Release

Climb aboard

And your journey

Will never be the same again