by morning I'll be gone

the highway will welcome me

to her warmth

let her arms lay down their guides

let her lead me into the sun



I will go softly

I do not disturb

this rhythm

this city

this history

I leave it behind  love

will you be here when I return

if I if I

if I see you on the street

will you recognize me

will I recognize you

the features of your body

my body?



your hip-sway walk

my wandering eyes

your beat that injects my arms

old lover

new friend

past life

will you recognize my smell

rolled through passing towns

like sticky sweet hands?

my new words

my new eyes

my ever-changing skin?