Writing: [Poetry] Instep

INSTEP 

Window down, chair back, 
Feet on the dashboard. 

A windowed reflection 
Of curled toes 
Superimposed on the road ahead. 

While she sleeps 
She must surely dance. Feet 
Arch, 
Point, 
Curl 
And turn. Shifting shadows
In red taillights. 

(e.o)

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