a late night walk inspired free write
it is 1 o’clock in the morning and i am floating again
it is a familiar feeling,
floating like sleeping in the backseat with a bed 50 feet away
floating like all my weights have been cut
my strings untied
it is dark and i cannot quite see the ground
the smooth side of my wrench is cool against my thumb
at 1 o’clock
everybody drives too fast and too bright
droplets hit my face and roll over my cheek and collar bones
like sparks of an idea i wont remember how to feel in the morning
like soundlines that hang below hemlines
my name is jackie, I’m with environment massachusetts and right now we are working to protect our drinking water
my name is jackie, i’m with masspirg and right now we are working to increase and expand recycling
my name is jackie, i’m with environment massachusetts and right now we are working to protect our rivers
my name is jackie, i’m with masspirg and we are still working to increase and expand recycling,
my name is jackie and i am still not sure who i represent or what i stand for
my name is jackie and streetlights turn off above me often enough to make me feel powerful
red and yellow lights pulse at 1 o’clock in the morning
drizzle like cool, soft pinpricks of presence on my face
engines are silent in the face of music in my ears,
water on the streets
it is 2 o’clock and for the hour it took me to walk home tonight, i was airborn
