Sad Goodbye
grinding through Nevada
stopping for gas at Winihaha
or Whinimecca
my baby wrapped her arms around my neck
as I supported her weight
and I rubbed the stiffness from her spine
as we were leaving I left
my water on the roof
gently stopped and retrieved it
would’ve been sad to have lost our bottle
baby just passed “Reno with the vitamin D”
creeping back to thoughts last week
my baby Rain asleep on the car seat
stopped for water to beat the heat
got out the car with nothing on my feet
I look and I look and realize
I left my flips standing by
at the gas station forever goodbye
Tags: A Year In the Ideal, by G. Collins Lankford, books, G. Collins Lankford
