James Dean died
On Hwy 46
west of Lost Hills
’55 silver Porsche Spyder
going too
damned fast
Drove by there the other day
coyote crossed
in front of me
alive and running
fast enough
My young cousin,
brand new motorbike
cross street in Berkeley 1:00 am
Just going too
damned fast
All these years of rough
and tumble
sitting in the garden like
a child, hands in the dirt
heart beating
A little too fast
About Stefan Graves
Stefan Graves lives in the hill country near Watsonville, CA. Worked as stonemason, BA in Literature, ocean swimmer, stream walker, birdwatcher; father, brother, son, friend.
Stunningly poignant.
Sadly familiar.