the only power lines are in your mindA Poem by Anna Auel
Watched a man on television
spread his arms in desert panoramic vision no one needs to add Technicolor to the sand it is the only color for miles. The tire treads of 1979-era Ford off-roaders snake around the dunes, elaborate infinities loopingand curlingand loopingand curling back on themselves rumbles of existential smoke leaking from the exhaust, disappearing into the gusting wind words caught from the mouth and returned to the earth. “you are completely alone out here,” he said to no one and his knees met his arms in a tent. © 2012 Anna Auel |
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1 Review Added on September 11, 2012 Last Updated on September 11, 2012 Tags: desert, existentialism, postmodernism, sand, Ford, thinking, travel show AuthorAnna AuelShepherdstown, WVAboutI graduated in 2010 from a small liberal arts college with a degree in English. I work for a periodontist during the day, in my spare time--though I long to make it full-time, but am stymied by the ne.. more..Writing
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