Where souls collide/life post America's automotive Apocalypse

Posted by Matthew Crouch at 01:19

Missing Appalachia,
meeting a wild eyed southern boy like you,
without the obligations of architecture and the implied refinements.

I like life without the States better.
A space outdoors
is the best way to meet;
under the sky with nothing to hide.

It's awkward meeting a stranger,
in your home,
in a cafe...
It's awkward meeting a stranger,
a street can be a substitute though...

Being on a wide open land for me is better than mountain confinements
or urban car canyons we think are streets.
The streets came before the automotive
and the streets will remain.
The high plateau,
that's where strangers should meet,

its where souls collide.

Life has a natural dignity outdoors.
When the oil stops Civilization will return.
Inside buildings Life becomes undignified in communal routine with walls
under necessary shelter.

When civilization returns will we be there for it?

I wish I could have given you that high plateau.