The Side of the Road

You are stuck at the side of the interstate.

Your car gave rapid blinks of check engine light.

The battery light flashed, and then nothing.

You pulled off onto the wide break down lane.

You got out of the car and walked a few paces away

to call for a tow.

The inconvenience of the breakdown

should have bothered you.

The dense high-speed traffic of the interstate

should have made you uneasy.

But, you noticed the broad lane of freshly mown grass

and the golden light of the summer evening.

Because you were with someone you love to be with.

Not just someone you love, but someone

you love to be with.