Five firetrucks contending with Atlanta traffic<\/p>\n
men inside sweating from the heat<\/p>\n
but otherwise unbothered<\/p>\n
it’s a violent city<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Seven police cars blaring sirens<\/p>\n
action movie driving stunts<\/p>\n
up on sidewalks<\/p>\n
yelling at peds to get going already<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Two ambulances with EMTs<\/p>\n
roused from a leisurely evening at Chipotle<\/p>\n
finishing last minute tortilla chips<\/p>\n
as they burn out of the parking lot<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Millions of cars slowing down in a line<\/p>\n
and her saying<\/p>\n
‘I forgot the film,’ defeated<\/p>\n
I’m glad, sure what she had planned was illegal<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
My phone reads these text messages out loud<\/p>\n
‘No we didn’t see anything,’<\/p>\n
‘Bummed that it’s on the complete other side,’<\/p>\n
‘Thought of asking neighbors but hate them,’<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Traffic is at a standstill a block away<\/p>\n
flashing lights going on into the night<\/p>\n
she’s asleep now, her head listing to the right<\/p>\n
my phone is on silent, I read the message<\/p>\n
‘We’re getting coffee, feel free to join,’<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I put my blinker on<\/p>\n
and start to merge into the left lane<\/p>\n
away from the scene<\/p>\n
toward some better direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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