[how would I know the difference?]

the white line looks like a string to untampen the damp tampened thing.
But it’s only a road. Only simple division of the black Carolina
tar. Only a white mark for which side to rub rubber.

& Megabus isn’t a double-decker ship
bleeding students South for the semester.
Only a chamber people cough in.

night turns like bud rolled in the already steamy room.
I can climb out if I need to. Surprisingly, no blood comes
when the white lines are released
for the station’s parking lot.

but who’s going to pick me up?





Last updated February 19, 2023