Choking on a Subway Train

Choking on a subway
Train
While men tipped
Their hats
Under churches

Surviving then
Almost thriving
When on chicken
Again
Choking

What's with this slip
Down the gullet
With no nip
Just celestial pullet
Least scary trip

Oh well
Nothing can tell
That ultimate spell
When choking turns to joking
I’m just poking