Surreal happy ending

The strain

of the brain

riding on the trains

The stress

of the guess

how much bigger is more than less

The ache

of the fake

that’s the icing under the cake

The toll

on the mole

in the hole

The scare

of the tear

in the teddy-bear

The dread

of the bed

on your head

The calm

of the palm

on her arm