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road trippin

I’m told it’s fairly normal

to see the moon

hovering overhead

while headlights are off

and the sun still spills

across the sky.

Others confirm

they’ve seen it too.

Who, though, sees

the pin prick of stars

casting ghostly light

across whole galaxies,

while casually on a

too-long lunch break?

Does it take a better eye,

or more imagination?

In the winter I see

more stars than sun,

but the rest of the year

is lonelier, with one

star hogging all

our overheated attention.

Occasionally clouds help

decorate our vast

…emptiness…

casting cool shadows

across bright white

windshields.

Would you call me

crazy, if I cop to

seeing day and night

all at once?

The same scene,

different only

in tone and color?

Before I ask, the

light is green,

pedals head towards

metal, and, before

their hands can

blare a horn,

I resume driving

instead.

12.12.2019 / milwaukee, wi