Missouri Highway 106
windows all the way down
Notorious B.I.G.
sunshine & blue sky
hills and valleys
air clean & fresh
a gray line on the map
"other road"
pages of the map
fluttering in the wind
600 miles from the start
narrow and winding road
the Ozarks
trees in canopy
no passing lanes
curving yellow lines
more green than any other color
more green than sky
Talib Kweli "Get By"
yellow & black butterflies
rollercoaster hills
pulling G's
in evergreen forests
reaching straight to the blue
windblown hair
and a numb face
the dust of texas, oklahoma, arkansas,
and now missouri
covering the dashboard
the fresh atmosphere of green
filling needing lungs
squinting eyes
head back
calm breath
pavement
and clear skies ahead
wildflowers on wild hills
honeysuckle scent
incommunicado
passing junctions
switching drivers
June 2005