ON THE ROAD TO YUMA
On the bus
rain fell in
halfhearted enthusiasm
inside
Aries talked to a girl
a tiny cherub
smiling
frowning
sleeping
on the road to Yuma
the
freeway
torn
away
from underneath the wheels
expecting the bus
to stumble
and fall
but it
rolls on
with Negros
and Mexicans
and white folk
all sleeping
except Aries
who watches
miniature theaters
in the round
whisk by
in the rainy night
lighted by
one
overhead street light
waiting for the
actors
sleepily counting fences
on the road to Yuma.
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