The build up

The build up... lasted for days... lasted for weeks...
lasted too long

Our hero
withdrew
when there was too
he could not choose one
so there was none

Worn into
the vaguely announced

The spinning top made a sound like a train across the valley
fading
so quiet
but constant ´till it passed
over the bridge into the distances
written on your ticket
to remind you
where to stop
and when to get off