Some words for the week

I cut through the weather

in this old Ford with new tires

over rock and hard water

over dirt and snow

the winter shakes the windows

the heat on full blast

I’m wearing two pairs of socks

I’m wearing three sweaters

both of my hands

are on the wheel

steering through

the white stained world

the glass in the back

is frosted up

and there’s no tracks yet ahead

there’s just me

in four-wheel drive

hauling into the day

there’s no looking back now

there never was a way

but forward into the wind

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