Thoughts from a Road Trip

slight disagreements on a road trip
two old friends oversharing
bothersome ticks when you’re tired
laughter when you’re not

a shared community
10 million buckets of fucking sand
common projects and a built city
integrated with nature

regretting being so opinionated
agreements feel like progress

good beer and fried catfish
which one of us looks like we’re from out of town
coastal elitism
justified coastal elitism

slow trolley in a gutted town
running out of time to do things like this
even monks mound was recent history
poverty point not much longer ago

removing the headrest and declining the seat
hard rain and low visibility
outpacing the storm with fast driving
laundry machines at the truck stop

thrift stores that are called flea markets
naturally flat landscape that feels depressing
charlie kirk billboard
dusty dirt county roads

east coast hippy on top of monks mound
geospiritual power
helpful camera positioning from a stranger
100 feet is 10 stories tall