Our Lady of Perpetual Astonishment

I drove through the town of Jordan then I texted my best friend. I drove through the town of Lindsay and I called my crush again. I wondered when you’d been a poet, if you’d written of our time. I didn’t know Montana was so big, I didn’t know that I’d been lyin’. If North Dakota gets a bad rap it’s cuz nobody stands still. Understatement is a glory in this world so often shrill. I wondered how they told that fable, but they said I’d never know. All hung up, I got waylayed and couldn’t make the coast. If standing still is possible I’d like to try it some. If you’re ready to sit near me I can promise not to run.