Palisades Park

A rodent in the road Jammed into my tires As I screeched to a halt, Then bolted past Remembering a deer In the headlights A victim underneath me Forever frozen in ice And slow motioned into Sleepwalking in my mind An instant replay triggered By any myriad of buttons Pushed at random An overheard conversation At the dentist’s office Sending x-ray recollections Into forward play and Changing my breath and My complexion as I relive My murders, Clawed forever into a brain Those guilty priests cannot forgive Even God has allowed me to allow the Remnants to remain for now Brushed against my heart Like orange and purple sunsets At Palisades Park.