angel on the overpass Angel on the OverpassMelissa Kolmar I’m driving 80 m.p.h. down the highway, Trying to outrun a memory, Music loud and engine humming Just to cover up the pain of a beating heart. I can’t catch up to what I’ve lost, Or lose what I was given, So I just drive- Spinning my wheels toward the rising moon, Heart beating in time to your voice in my head- That melody I’ve lived with Since you took your journey to the sky. I can still feel your hands touching me, Fitting keys into locks and opening doors Rusted shut with tears. Your face shimmers in the blur of my windshield And your eyes glint In the orange highway lights On my ring- And I’m driving toward something I don’t want to lose again. |