Sense Sonnet - Chiller

On Second Thought

1900 and New Year's Day,
The dawn of a new century.
I saw the train coming my way.
Vienna was beckoning me.
A young lad standing at the edge
Of the train platform caught my eye.
He was peering below the ledge,
As though he'd dropped something nearby.
He slipped and started to jack knife.
I pulled him back. The train roared past.
He thanked me for saving his life.
His name stayed with me to the last.

"I thank you so much, and I am"
"Adolf - Adolf Hitler, kind ma'am."