sometimes
the important people
in your life
don't need to say anything.

they look at you
with a trace of a smile
and the soft eyes
that remind you of home.

they walk outside with you
in the rain,
together you hop in the car
and the radio plays.

with your socks and sandals
and his beat up leather jacket.
you grab a box of donuts
and drive off in the late night sky.

-ea