Head out with no cell phone coverage.

The gps of course works

early morning, no cars

the one or two houses are dark

along the side of the road

I strike up a conversation with dead porcupine

He doesn’t say anything

so I run on

On the way back, he has the company of a crow

The crow is eating breakfast

As I run by, I try again to strike up a conversation

The crow thinks I want to steal his breakfast

the porcupine again says nothing.

© words by Daniel DeMarle 2019