Waking up in
An alien landscape
Red earth rises
To meet my feet
Unfathomable distances
Flat and desolate
Cries of false brightness
The sun shines
On isolated loneliness
Stretching as far
As the eyes can see
Coyotes watch from
A quiet distance
Redtailed gate keepers
Observe from the sky
All mourn fallen
Brethren by roadsides
Left to bleach
In weathered elements
Still I drive on
Destinations call
What will I find?