Photo Story: A Roadside Daydream

She smiled at me. That’s really all it took. Image of a detour sign.You and I were already broken, and I was alone, and there she was. It was shiny and new and it wasn’t you. So a distraction became a detour, then a long, dark road to nowhere. I settled down in the darkness and found comfort. The stars are brilliant here, but they always bring me back to watching meteors and satellites sail past with you. Long ago. Way back up the foggy roads that brought me, past burned bridges and decrepit churches to a sunny boulevard where flowers welcomed me home.

 

Leo Anthony teaches English at a large provincial university and enjoys adventure times with his wife. He writes stories to fight off dreariness and gloom.

Photographer: Natalia Wilson

One Response to “Photo Story: A Roadside Daydream”

  1. Tony Press says:

    Nice one.

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