a broken bottled oasis flashes in the distance. br br bent waves of light whether the skies br burnt skin. br br a desert revival whose chapeled br steps are cindered bones. br br a highway mirage signals its phantom br spirit to mirror barren beauty. br br shed the skin, turn the throtle br speeding faster by to leave no trace. br br slant mouthed informal follower. br br whispers in canyons and red rock hollows, br echos in between the spaces of staggering br footprints. br br parched tongue ravens bleached black br feathers lift and carry from wire to wire br the news of the iron horse. br br reflective tape along the side of the road br turns the vascular gravel roads into br beautiful waysides. br br markered movement in the evening br flying by with the cactus and the sage. br br the vast skies retinas dilate and expand br and i am dry but i am not sick says the air. br br breathing downshifting, speeding so fast br heading south but never down.