4/14/2003

She
thundered by
in the dark
brushing my side
deliberately.
I reached up
without thinking
wrapped my hand
in her mane
and
without looking
swung up
onto her back.
She carried me
along
over
the lead gray
hardscrabble plain
taking me away
faster than
I could have
gotten out of there
on my own.
I buried my face
in her neck
and
held tight
through the night
until
we arrived at
a newly lit day.
Thank you
I whispered
in appreciation
as I
slid to the ground.
She kept running
as I stood watching
until
she was
out of sight.