car window

driving to a familiar place, 

i roll my window down to breathe in crisp summer smells.
one hand on the wheel, the other dangling out to dance through the wind, 

i smile at the flashing memory.

the taste of tobacco on my tongue and the shifting air across my back 

leads me to a vivid flash.

and just as soon as i think of you, the image begins to fade.

i smile at the distance as a song comes on that reminds me of your ways,

and breaches other thoughts that work their way in.

time has created this gap and space holds it strong like two bases of a concrete bridge.

and though tears try and find their way as a familiar sadness enters my heart,

the flashes dissipate once more.

for you, my once trusted

my once thought of,

my once loved...

have trailed away from me

as sudden and smooth as the wind that still dances around my hand.