Over-the-Hill Alleys
for L.M.M.

hold brakes in your own life,
not in mine

it’s winter in the mountains
snow-covered sides, I want to ride
I want to slip, I want to slide

never wanted to glide through life
through nights, through days

I know I do


© Obediah Michael Smith, 2007
5:26 p.m. 16/07/07