She drove a '92 Chevrolet, dark green. It was as beat up as she was. It whined like a squeaky rat every time she started it. When the rain soaked the sidewalks and the streets ran like mascara tears, she would say that the soil soaked up everything--the toxins and pollutants. When the rain came, it didn't matter if it was bad; the soil let it in anyway. She said she was too dry for that now, too hard and compact. She said her cracks showed like wrinkles.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Promises you can't keep
She drove a '92 Chevrolet, dark green. It was as beat up as she was. It whined like a squeaky rat every time she started it. When the rain soaked the sidewalks and the streets ran like mascara tears, she would say that the soil soaked up everything--the toxins and pollutants. When the rain came, it didn't matter if it was bad; the soil let it in anyway. She said she was too dry for that now, too hard and compact. She said her cracks showed like wrinkles.
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