dusky,
foggy, leaden skies
enshroud
flickering street lamps
pink horizon kisses
the blue-black edges
of the earth
whispering goodbye
as it bleeds
into space
gusty winds titter as they rush by
pointing discretely to the absurdities below
headlights
stutter at a stop sign
blinking the rain
away
the automobile is a
brittle shell
protecting the lives encased within
roaring sometimes with dangerous
self-worth
until
the rain blinds all eyes
and the shell crumples
and shears
spewing its humanity
onto the slick road
other
fragile shells slow
to blink at the gore-slick rain
changing color
beneath their squealing tires
and
confident their humanity
is safe
and not exposed
and dripping
pinkly
in
the flashing lights
as the knowing winds blow rain
to wash the lives
off the edge of the earth
hissing
goodbye
under the wail of sirens
as they bleed
into space
