“Transit”
The transitional lines positioned between the first and the second stanza , in “Transit”, render life an actuality that is shipping through water. The transition of life’s untidiness is comparable to the streaming of water. In the first stanza, life congregates its untidiness which comprises “ faith and fear and unfaith.” After gathering, life flows beneath the bridge interminably. The speaker suggests that the flow of life does not cease by recapping the last line: “Tomorrow we’ll do our best, our best.” Life does not terminate after flowing underneath the bridge of life, it advances to tomorrow. Accordingly, human beings are perpetually on transit.
“Mind the Gap”
The “dimly lit passages” epitomizes perceptible unconsciousness that manifests when one falls asleep. The ‘shining floor’ indicates that one may be somewhat conscious during sleep. The floor permits the sleeper to be cognizant of the actualities around him/her even though he/she is asleep. The ‘unending corridor’ relates to the stretched slumberland that accommodates consciousness and unconsciousness concurrently. Sleepers are like athletes who must rely on both the salient floor to circumnavigate the interminable corridors.
