road maps in the glove compartment

there used

to be maps, great wide

sheets

of paper

covered in lines, red

and blue, filled

with tiny ant

like writing,

lines drawn

across and down,

longitude

and latitude. 

some had time zones,

and zip codes.

circles of blue

for water,

green for parks.

we were all bombardiers

back then

floating

high above the clouds

trying

to find our way,

with the dome light on,

to go anywhere.