I heard a tinny-sounding
"toot toot."
Damn, the light turned
green
on me.
Wasn't ready.
Foot to the pedal.
Acceleration like a fool.
I speed ahead to make amends
for the lost time the car
behind me
suffered.
Hmmm,
a little windy.
Cobalt blue sky,
dotted with puffy clouds.
Red light.
Blue sky.
What's this?
There's a man up
in a tree.
High up a high tree.
Staring out to the distance,
one hand on brow
shielding eyes.
Like a pirate of old,
in the masthead bucket
of a tall ship.
What is he trying to see?
An enormous cloud
approaches him from behind.
And
eats
him
up!
"toot toot."
I love it. I identify. I'll take it.