Build up

The build up lasted for days
Lasted for weeks, lasted too long

Our hero withdrew, when there was two
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, oh so quiet but constant 'til it passed
Over the ridge into the distances
Written on your ticket to remind you where to stop
And when to get off