beside the road, a sign:
WRONG DIRECTION?
GOD ALLOWS U-TURNS
suddenly I have tears in my eyes
if only I knew where I was headed
a few miles later the desert opens
pours away like an ocean over the horizon
don’t give your energy to fear, she says
as I have tears in my eyes again
but who will love me, I ask her
there are more things to love than just people
she tells me from a few feet away
(there’s a woodpecker in the trees)
later, driving away, I see it
a flash of white wings as it dips in front of me
I’m headed to a camping spot, alone
later still I build a fire
the rain comes shortly after
my eyes burn from the smoke
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25 March 2021
Rothrock State Forest
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