novembre ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- when objects go AWOL driving on the freeway i saw a man standing on the shoulder, arms crossed and feet set apart, facing oncoming traffic. standing chin up next to his smoking sideways car. beat up grey sedan. a little farther along i passed a giant stuffed penguin, battered and bouncing between exit lane and island. some kid is probably really sad right now, having discovered the scientific properties of aerodynamics and wind drag. having lost a giant stuffed penguin in the process. i thought of a little girl crying in the backseat, her mother muttering to the rearview mirror what did you think would happen if you held your toy out the window? what did you really think would happen? that's the best and the worst thing about innocence. you really have no idea what will happen. 2:44 am - 08.29.04 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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