Today, something broke inside me.
A railway accident… a life ended too soon.
I walked toward the still body with a trembling heart,
terrified it could be someone I knew.
It wasn’t.
But pain doesn’t need familiar faces.
He lay there with nothing beside him
except a phone placed gently on his chest,
as if it was the last connection he had to this world.
And then suddenly—
the screen lit up:
“Abba" calling....
In that moment, my breath stopped.
My eyes filled before I could hold them back.
A father waiting…
a call that would never be answered…
a story that ended on cold tracks
while the world continued to move.
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Author:
EchoCanvas (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Based on a true incident I witnessed today, 26/11/25 (around 11.34 am ) — first time seeing a railway accident . It shook me deeply, but the moment that broke me was seeing the phone on his chest suddenly light up with “Abba”(Dad/father) calling.. a scene I can’t forget . Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un .
- Category: Sad
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Comments1
It is not only the shock factor but the added follow up of the phone lighting up with father is the final straw that pulls at the heart and since evoking emotion is one of my criteria for poetry this makes it a fave
Thank U !
You are most welcome
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