Tuesday, September 11, 2018

9/ll memory

Driving on the freeway, everyone going exactly the same moderate speed, nobody passing, very little lane changing. I'm crying. 
I look to my left and the driver of the car next to me is staring straight ahead, also crying. 
I look to my right, same.
In this broken hour we function perfectly, like a precision instrument.
I arrive home and park against the curb on the busy, three lane road where my apartment sits. The spell is broken as I open my door into a bicyclist. The car door makes contact with his pedal. 
He yells "Fuck you, asshole!" and flips me off. 
I yell "I'm sorry!" because I am, incredibly, but I also want to yell "Thank you!"

No comments: