my car almost
\ndidn’t start
\nand every joint
\non both of us
\nprotested as
\nI urged it out
\nchugging old nag
\ninto the frozen day.<\/p>\n
on this rigid planet
\nsunshine
\nis a perverse lie
\ndark as pluto
\nthe unforgiven lump
\nof fractured ice
\nis more true<\/p>\n
my car struggles on
\ncold, old, arthritic
\nunwilling to go
\nafraid to stop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
my car almost didn’t start and every joint on both of us protested as I urged it out chugging old nag into the frozen day. on this rigid planet sunshine is a perverse lie dark as pluto the unforgiven lump … Continue reading