NaPoWriMo 2022 // day 18
some days
are just train wrecks
and you know it
but others
are a train stuck
on the tracks
smack in the middle of the crossing
instead of scrambling
for 911 and rescue plans
you simply
s t a l l
and idle
breathe some exhaust
tap the steering wheel with
your restless thumbs
and wish the radio
actually worked
someone
is going to come by
and spray-paint
graffiti
all over you, too
you don’t leap into action
because
there’s nothing
to do
nothing
but
you
waiting
waiting
waiting for something
to MOVE