Some words for the week

In the now frigid dawn

driving with my coat on

and the heat blasting

and my fingers near numb

on the pleather F150 wheel

I go forty minutes north

to the job on the mountainside

and on the way each morning

I pass a green truck

with a silver topper

headed south

somewhere along

the Peak to Peak highway

and come the end of the day

I see the truck again

both of us headed home

in the opposite direction

and I wonder if here he goes

and I wonder what he does

to make his living

I wonder what he thinks of

on this commute

through three valleys

I wonder what he longs for

when he is almost home

I wonder if he sees my truck

white with a silver tool box

passing each morning

and afternoon

and if he thinks of me

and wonders where I’m going

where am I going after all

Alexander Shalom Joseph is a writer from Gilpin County. He is a published author. For more information and to subscribe to Alexander’s Newsletter go to alexandershalomjoseph.com