I am part of a team

That looks after

The railway tracks

It is a very important job

And a very dangerous job

With strict safety protocols

Firmly in place

We have to be there

As will cannot repair

The tracks remotely

Alertness is the key

A few weeks ago

A young lady

Who was taking a short cut

Was killed by train

Like any decent person

I was shocked

But my overriding feeling

Was that if she

Had not been there

Causing a nuisance

She would not have been

Hit by the train

I think we can learn a lot

From this tragedy