Tuesday, April 5, 2016

On the Loose

Two lanes
too busy
two hands
on the wheel
windows rolled down
halfway
cold breeze
races in
wreaks havoc

One loose paper
takes a chance
launches from the backseat
flies
in a frenzy
over my shoulder
past my ear
out the window

I see her
in the rearview mirror
rolling
skittering
straight down the yellow line

Nowhere to pull over
I watch
as she grows smaller
a crumpled ball
dodging tires
free to roam the winds
from gutter
to lawn
to rooftop

Perhaps she'll meet
the same fate
as the plastic bag
I saw last week
wingless
trying to fly
but stuck
quivering
in the top of a leafless tree

I wonder
are all chances
worth taking?

6 comments:

  1. I'm wondering what this paper contained. Is it something you don't want to have seen by others or was it just a scrap piece of paper that is insignificant to you. (Somehow, I think you know which one flew out of the car.)

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    1. I'm really not sure, and I have worried about that! I hope I don't have an important bit of information roaming free out there. Fortunately, I know it's not student work.

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  2. I love the life you gave to the errant piece of paper. I hope she finds her way to a trash can and not a second thought is given to her.

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  3. How quickly things can take flight when the conditions are just right. This paper seemed to have a mind of its own.

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  4. What a great way to explore how little stuff can lead to big stuff. It also reminded me of recently wrangling errant papers, which had escaped their outdoor clipboard home -- twice.

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  5. What a great way to explore how little stuff can lead to big stuff. It also reminded me of recently wrangling errant papers, which had escaped their outdoor clipboard home -- twice.

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