It’s a long drive in the heat
windows down, radio off
no distractions but the river
and a cigarette every forty miles
Six months left to get through
and not a cloud in the sky
remembering their last time together
outside, with the rain blowing sideways
sheltering under an awning
and laughing.
Patricia Russo’s work has appeared in One Art, The Sunlight Press, Vagabond City, The Twin Bird Review, Apple in the Dark, Revolution John, and Metachrosis Literary.