Minutia

Derelict farmhouses

loom large

on the horizon.

Fields of corn

struggle to stand

in the oppressive heat.

The feet of a farmer’s daughter

stick out from underneath

a pink blanket.

Early morning punctuated

by the wafting aroma

of strong coffee.

In a kitschy motel

on the outskirts

of town,

two strangers argue

over the contents

of a suitcase.