HERE

Here in this fogged-in backseat

with steam dripping off my ears

and� difficulties precluding movement�

Here, on this stormy windswept side street

where isolation and awkward conversation

are the only currency�

Here, at a twilight much darker than imagines

much scarier than in children's books

more liberating than last�

Here, in this post-apocalyptic strike zone

with you and me alone

with little but imagination between us�

Here is where legends are born.