the husband slumps against<\/p>\n
the front passenger door<\/p>\n
listens to the hum of tires<\/p>\n
on long stretches of interstate<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
children doze in the back seats<\/p>\n
buckled in for the ride<\/p>\n
the wife drives their minivan<\/p>\n
in the thickening silence–<\/p>\n
he turns on the radio<\/p>\n
muffled gospel music<\/p>\n
fades in and out of Bose speakers<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
they are old wineskins<\/p>\n
with new wine bubbling<\/p>\n
against weakened seams<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
she pulls into a rest stop<\/p>\n
to switch drivers<\/p>\n
while he stares through<\/p>\n
the passenger window<\/p>\n
on the side of the road<\/p>\n
crows pick at a small, dead carcass<\/p>\n
a ruined raccoon or possum<\/p>\n
impossible to tell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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