the idea

it comes to you
while driving.
this idea,
this magical thought
that you will put
down in writing.
it's so strong
and wonderful
that you don't
bother to pull over
and scribble it down
in a note. how could
you forget such a
brilliant thought,
but you do, in
just an hour later,
you sit there,
staring at your fingers,
waiting. your
brain as blank
as a cold sheet
of paper.