Monday, July 4, 2011

Etoile

It hung there. I swear to God I could not watch the road for it dragging my eyes away. So I pulled to the side of the road. And when I got out, a Jack Rabbit jumped. And the sand went on forever. And I was sure a rattlesnake would get me just above the boot.

But instead the big stupid star just sat there. Probably a planet, mind you. Probably just stupid Jupiter.

All this damn time Jupiter pounding in my head and I had to stop and acknowledge it. The only dumbass on I10 stopped and looking at the sky.

I still remember the jack rabbit run and the bright star all these years later. I still remember being more alone than anything and still having to just stop for a minute. I still remember that I took a left turn at Jacksonville, because, why not?

Did I do everything right or wrong? Too late now.