Chasing Cars (i)

The road glistens like fine silk,
grey and silver, an old sari
hung out to dry
on that familiar line
loping into the distance–
my insatiable need for a
different place.
I squint at water,
slide grief and hope
back and forth
across the smoky windshield.
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This picture was taken from inside the car on a rainy afternoon while travelling down East Coast Road near Chennai.