Couple
       

You said I was the gas
and someone needed to be
the brake. We never talked
of steering, choosing
the road. I guess
we always knew
which road we were on.

You said I was the gas
and someone needed to be
the brake. But we broke
so memorably,
broke with a flair
that kept us intact

barely aware of the winding
rush of air through our hair.
We were road-bound, driven,
between the shoulders, our hearts

moved by something we knew
not to name.

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from Holding Ground
Four Way Books
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