The Night We Know (2) Driving

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In truth, it is more dangerous to drive

At night – our eyes are limited by lights

Dotting the highways and the proxy eyes

We have installed in front of all our cars –

Our braking distance is thus shorter where

Daylight deludes us into seeing longer.

We must adjust the set we sit in front of,

So that the other cars and other people

Become a movement just of light and shadow –

Imagine a ballet on an outdoor stage,

Or music that we hear from a passing train,

Picasso fast at work on a masterpiece. 

That very light and shadow is what we

Become inside the night we’ve always been.

The Night We Know - Part 2: Driving © Ron Villejo