the girl that wasn't there
gravel crunched beneath these rubber circles.
the headlights spilled across what laid before us.
as we stopped, i caught a glimpse, i saw a nymph.
radiant as lightning.
soft as satin.
click.
as fast as she was there, she was gone.
"quick," i yelped, "turn the lights back on!"
my colleague eyed me something fierce.
"the lights, you fool!"
click.
there was no one. no nymph. nothing but trees.
the door flung open and my hands scrambled the harness.
free, i dumped to my feet and chased the specter.
finding only darkness, i stood defeated.
a mirage. a mind-trick. lunacy. heresy.
the headlights spilled across what laid before us.
as we stopped, i caught a glimpse, i saw a nymph.
radiant as lightning.
soft as satin.
click.
as fast as she was there, she was gone.
"quick," i yelped, "turn the lights back on!"
my colleague eyed me something fierce.
"the lights, you fool!"
click.
there was no one. no nymph. nothing but trees.
the door flung open and my hands scrambled the harness.
free, i dumped to my feet and chased the specter.
finding only darkness, i stood defeated.
a mirage. a mind-trick. lunacy. heresy.