‘photo_of_a_cow.jpg’ by Emily Smith

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The windows of your old truck won’t open
so you pull over
Open the door and lean out
clinging to the frame
so the wind of newer cars
going places fast
windows down
don’t pull you along

Reaching deep, you belt over the backroads traffic
            HI COWS
            HI COWS
            I LOVE YOU COWS
The person you love is in the passenger seat smiling
You are late for the party
But the only sin in this world
is not saying hi to the cows
The only sin in this world
is not telling the cows they are loved



          

Emily Smith is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist residing in the Pacific Northwest. They hold a BA in Theatre from Pacific University, and a certificate from the Institute for Contemporary Performance at PETE.