Taconic Parkway

The buzz of 2007 lingering
Staring through the wind blinds at the day sky beginning to fade
It's here when I envision the essence of someone broken and new to adulthood
I can even see it in myself
A rainy day at the busy mall in the food court
At a big glass wall
I feel, so comforting
Buzzing how I heard it in my aunt's house
I want to be it
How can it hit so deeply
I feel my heart sink for a moment
And my breath slows, longing for that day
I want to be it
The muffled buzzing, so comforting as day fades

2006 gloom of Pennsylvania
In a less populated, high altitude town
A small grassy backyard with a yellow slide
Leaving in a silver 2001 Chevy Cavalier
On a long road with relatively open grassy land on either side
Orange sunlight hitting the yellow signs
Right where it belongs
And through the mountainous roads, I feel it gloom
I can never go back
And time is no longer meaningless