Upcycled, mixed media artwork by Keely Jane
I wonder about you
in this picture
you're still a girl
spotted by the sunside of the road
halfway
between city and border
you insisted I
take your picture
in front of the sign
for highway 666your grin too angelic
blonde hair catching every ray of light
as it tangled with the dirt of the roadyou were a child then
your skin was never supposed
to blister that wayfunny how time
used to stand still for uswe never questioned
where we were going
maybe if we had
I would know where
to find yousun burnt player,
we were too busy
sucking down strawberry
milkshakes at truck stops
and counting the
number of red cars
to worry about where our road wentI wonder if your skin paled
to its natural milk
after the summer sun slid away
I wonder if your hair
is darker now
that you don't
have the reflection
of the road to lighten it
