here's the thing about driving back home so late at night well here's the thing about driving between one state and the next, and here's the thing about the middle state between those two that middle state is a grey area and it used to be these ugly shapeless heathen coal mountains and it used to be what i thought about west virginia.
here's the thing now, though, let me tell you. those shapeless mountains got formed somewhere between the countless hours and unthinkable miles into a forgotten great aunt or uncle, who, you know, is always there for you, i suppose. when you are down on your luck and need some kind of reminder.
here's the thing about this morning. it was so foggy and eerie, and doesn't everything look more holy when it's enveloped in fog? neon gas station signs shining out like angels from heaven and here's the real thing:
more than once i thought, "well hell, i could be dead already for twenty miles and this is what it's like to drive right into the gates of heaven."