"Abagail knows Birmingham like the back of a handsome
man -
all curves leading nowhere because they can.
When she gets bored sometimes,
she'll follow them around for a while,
and try to believe they're heading
somewhere new"
Kudzu, sweat and summer heat give way to the twisting roads
of Alabama. Got into this car for a long ride and realized after a few miles
that I wanted to go home--it's hard to explain to the driver that it's not
her fault. Some days you can go without water, some days you can't get enough,
but most days you drink until you can't possibly drink another drop and
just wind up thirsty and full.