Surface Tension
by Jules
· 09/12/2025
Published 09/12/2025 11:08
The nozzle goes click and the gasoline scent
hangs in the air like a check that was spent.
The rain came down hard but it didn't stay long,
leaving a puddle where something is wrong.
A swirl of bright oil, a peacock’s green eye,
staring up from the tar at the gray of the sky.
A beautiful mess in a hole in the ground,
shimmering there without making a sound.