The sunsets here are ordinary
set against a flat ivory sky bled of colors
And marked by muted
streaks of light sinking
into nothing.
--You move the car on this road
Twisting lanes along the coast line
Until I am sea sick
And if it weren't for the ships in the distance
I couldn't tell you
Where the sky and water separate.
I am relieved that we are not from here
As if this knowledge somehow
Saves us from the truth.
--The light is dimming
In moments
We will be outlines of shadows.
Quiet and lit up in fractions of seconds
By the flash of nearing cars and
Potential head-on crashes.
