Dogs 2020


ii(1/2/2020)
a day
a day
away
six hours
there
six hours
back
all
for just
30 minutes
or so
of time
above
upon
a ridge
looking
down
upon the
highway
a pathway
between
two cities
Faris
no longer
needs
those centers
of population
does not
even need
to see vehicles
along
the road
just viewing
the smooth
surface
snaking its way
through the
dunes
was enough
knowing
that they must
still
be there
still living
their modern
lives
gives him
some sense
of comfort
but the sun
now speaks
of zenith's
passing
so he
gazes below
once again
before leaving
before
heading back
toward
his cave
as some
hermit
might have
done
five thousand
years ago
after
a similar vigil
over a heavily
trodden
camel trail
evidence
of what
had been
fled
reassurance
of the isolation
chosen
even
if not
at all times
certain