Novato

CSU Channel Islands' Literary Journal

By: Nicholas Rada

 

My heart oscillates with the bumps in the road

And stretches out with the distance

Creating a sanguine horizon

Tinting my vision

Thumping me between day and dusk

You served me a platter of smiles and I took them as truth

Consuming them with tentative hesitation

Sincerely teasing out the taste

Your silence told me everything your words would not

Your eyes told me everything your silence would not

Your mouth told me everything your eyes would not

I was correct in my placement of trust

We had to depart before I could get it back

I wonder if you’ve noticed it

Amongst the luggage in your backseat

I wonder if I’ll find the same of you in mine

I’ll return to you if I do

I’ll forget to return anything else

We’ve both abused the freeway median at least nine times

I’ll do so once more

I’ll find my heart in the fields of Novato

Waiting for me to pick it up

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