I looked up and I couldn’t see the end of it but I knew it was there Sunshine glimmered against the surface like Cling wrap Infinite horizons meant intrusive thoughts If only I could bring myself to jump Small children giggled in a row Stumbling over each other’s oblivious actions on the dirt-caked path Brought a smile to my face because they couldn’t help it Panting puppy dogs sent a haze of debris into the air Enticed the girls, sitting on a blanket Who didn’t care to understand the appeal of fishing Families of several walked by substance abuse and crude jokes Disapproving looks but no one really cared The sky was cloudless but the air was smoke ridden We took a short nap The sun set over the train tracks so the sky never turned pretty But the melted blue meant we were to go now So we walked past gurgling babies and smiling mommies on the dingy trail And drove home with the windows down and it was an icy wind that bit our earlobes The speaker screamed hey good lookin and we sang as we became enveloped in the Blanket of wilderness