Xmas

everybody stops

He had to stop
for gas on his way
to play music and
she was filling up
a small red car with
a dirty undercarriage.

Nobody cares how old
anybody is.

He could feel inside
moving while he filled.

They'd just go back
to his house.
He wouldn't play music
tonight.
He wouldn't play music
for days.

He paid for his gas
and stopped to ask her
if she was married.
She smiled and said that she was.

He turned and got into
his car and drove away
to play music.

He never filled up
at that station again
and sometimes she did.

Reviews

[klawrites]

Judging from a couple pieces of your work, I can see you have great talent. There are a lot of hidden layers that hold different interpretations. This one in particular reminds me how precious these random and frequent encounters are. Saying or doing one thing for someone could change your whole life... Kind of scary to think about.

[The Twin Arenas]

hey, thanks K.

[Lyn Anderson]

A chance meeting, connected, but not. Where is she and what is she doing.

[The Twin Arenas]

at a gas station filling her car with gas.

[Rene Salinas]

That moment of an encounter with somone that you are related yet..... Absolutely as forever there would be a contradiction in between what we choose and what we really have to do with. So do you always choose accoriding to what you need? Most unlkely as we are guided by emotionality that barely manages to skim superficiality then we end discovering that maybe what we choose wasn't right. Yet in that moment of the encounter to perceive as if you where related to a perfect stranger....

To pay attention to your diestint, not an easy thing.

Clever narrative

Thankyou

[Laura Lynn]

This is either interesting or romantic, or both. There is more here than meets the eyes.

I don't know how many times I've had to swing by a station, being 2 last minute to see anything like this

[The Twin Arenas]

Thanks for the read, Laura.

[Jayne Disdaine]

Wistful. This made me momentarily stop and ponder some of lifes' "what ifs" and appreciate where some of my dodgier decisions never made it to fruition. Simple and poignant :)

[The Twin Arenas]

thanks for the read.

[KWP]

Everybody stops yes - but for how long and have they learnt to breathe ?

Nice depiction here :-) great imagery ... I guess everyone gets lonely ?

[The Twin Arenas]

probably, right? everybody stops for gas.

[Cory Barrett]

If not already, you will see publishing.

[The Twin Arenas]

just gimme some money, Cory.

[David Gabar]

Woe beautiful poem I could actually picture the man and woman as I was reading. Great job man!.

[The Twin Arenas]

thanks man.

[David Gabar]

You're welcome.