the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » stormy_night http://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 Ride Home http://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/ride-home/ http://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/ride-home/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 My windshield is maria menaced by metoers.
Everything but my face is dry,
But nothing shields my heart.
I drive on; into the stormy night,
with double glare;
Should I pull over
crying.
“No more.” I cannot say:
Can’t face. . . . this.
We will now never–the same
Can’t return–
You as I did–
Once.

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