in the dream i don’t have

in the dream i don’t have, i am awakened by leanne.
she shakes my shoulder with her hand
and tells me it’s time to go.
i get up and scramble together some clothes in a duffel,
splash water on my face, slip socks from the floor
on over my feet.
in the dream i don’t have, i can see the street [...]

Inspiration Point

On the ride yesterday, which, yes, I did finish,
there’s a part of the route around Lake Tahoe where the road crests
above Emerald Bay.
It’s called, aptly, Inspiration Point.
It offers up views of the entire lake,
the eternally snowed peaks of the Sierras
down to the clear verdant water, the smooth rocks
beneath the waters directly below the cliff.
I was [...]