Going Places

by Michael Dylan Welch and Deborah P Kolodji

First published in Kokako #25, September 2016, page 31. Originally written 22 February 2010, in Upland, California.

cancelled flight—

moonlight catches

the motel room key Michael

credit card rejected

at the commuter train kiosk Debbie

    gridlock—

first the baby, then the engine

    overheating Michael

late for work—

empty rack

where the bicycle was Debbie

inhaling fumes

of the missed bus Michael

sun after rain—

blood pressure pills retrieved

from my totaled car Debbie