big

1.

the road here is paved red. and wet.

2.

there's a beautiful burst of fire in the sky behind me
a big sky sunset.

i'm driving into
a grey wall storm

and in my fright
(lightening, rain,
wind, a truck
had been pushed off the road)
i mistake a rainbow
for a tornado.

4.

the storm sounds like a storm
and i wait for a moment on the side of the road,
letting my windsheild wipers rest.

a large anti-abortion sign is getting beaten
by the wind and the rain as i count my fingers for the dozenth time,
trying to figure out how many hours i've driven so far

on my way home.