he still had three hours on the
road ahead of him
two were behind him
no radio
no cassette player
no heater or air or defroster
the 4Runner had 352,296 miles on
her
if she was a he he wouldnt have
gotten close
what goes for people went for
vehicles
she was his delight
she was what anyone could hope
for and was closer to pure functional transportation than he had ever known
when he came up behind her he
rubbed her left rear bumper Hows my girl once inside her he rubbed her dash to the right of the steering wheel Digger Youre such a beautiful girl inside two years shed be his longest
relationship with a woman outside his family
that truly tickled him
his brother-in-law called Digger
his Zenmobile he knew that inside her he
wouldnt suffer any distractions and often saidmarveling Sometimes I think you don’t need a soul,
anyone; you’re so damn self-sufficient.
Thank you hed reply
two and a halfhours into his ride
he laughed outloudsaid Its a good fucking
thing Im good company or this ride would be hell
on the roll his only dismayterrible
distractions were his hatred of seeing the destroyed animalsearthlings along
the side of the highway or smashed unrecognisable on the pavement
particularly raptors the owls hawkstheir majesty turned on its
head a bird killed by a car
they looked like crushedragged
featherdusters a ruin of fibrous cloth hardly ever a trace of blood unlike
the squirrels and skunks and possums raccoons cats and dogs deer fawns
the raptor collisions with
highspeed cars popped them like balloons their blood misted the night air
and quit
2117, Monday,
30 9. 19
1349, Saturday,
5 10. 19
The Beatles Nowhere Man
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