Inevitable Change

surf another wave
of cyclical maturation

I am who I am, you
are who you are–

static trust– your white
noise a velcro

loosening of being
unhinged– I leave cities

faster than lovers, cruise
the interstate in blindfolds

before rumble strip sobers
me beyond the paved path

(originally published in Bindweed Magazine, Summer 2021)

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