cars leave behind rings of warped hues
that look like tree stump rainbows,
oily puddles in the street.
Drivers in a hurry
to get to work
or school
or nowhere in particular.
Their minds elsewhere
on everything
or nothing in particular.
Cars traverse paved surfaces which show pearlescent pools of color;
evidence of their journey
or stillness.
Each contains a different situation
heading towards a different destination
a different point in a different life.
One driver thinks of divorce
another making a mental grocery list.
Wheels spinning
(of minds)
wheels spinning
(of cars)
through the rain.
