tonite was more lavender

the fuse wasn't blown
the wipers work.

the socket will take
the plug just
push harder.

not here, the cops can see me
take the box of weed out
let's move on
 to some quieter place.

15 minutes later,
down the street, still lookin
for the phone heard,
lost amongst the trash in your car.

tried both cards three or four times
and the atm still don't work.
out of publix, the gyro place
closes in ten minutes
i'm starving
  it begins to drizzle.

the wipers don't work.

can we make it to the man?
can we try a different fuse...
let's just drive.
...if we don't crash on the way?


  wind and ripples
 make  a  windshield 
river down  us hiway 60


to the weed and back
at the wendy's pit stop
at the walgreens parking lot
at the mall stop light
at the hope chest hospice store
a towel battles   tiny drops
that sheet   glass,  dimple sight 
then the rain begins.

please pull into that racetrac
i need gas. it has a roof
we can try changing the fuse
lets use a 20amp.
fill the tank
clean the glass
buy a candy bar.

belief  is half the battle
i keep my fingers crossed
you say against the rain
i don't say
for the wipers to work
so they do.