RTE. 210 EAST
Tuesday morning, 6 a.m.,
mountain road east to the sun —
¼ tank of gas, a mug of coffee,
“Brown Sugar” on the cassette —
Wheatland Ave., La Tuna Canyon Rd.,
Verdugo City, La Cañada,
Angeles Crest Highway —
Up front, in Cinema #1,
routine stuff, just another
mind-altering, incredibly-magnificent
sunrise —
Emancipation
on the slow lane.