hours spent
white knuckled
as the rain
made everything
a manic blur
down the flooded
corridor between
magnolia and
a fool needing
to desperately hide
from the panic
rising as his true
standing is shown
as the waters
drag him under

five hours driving
following indistinct
blurs trundling
slowly toward home
knowing i am the
universal punchline
while never quite
getting the full
jist of joke itself