A Dodge Charger at Cannon Beach by Scott R. Welvaert
doors left open
keys dangle like forks in the ignition
a Polaroid of a man playing a piano
rosary beads hang from the rear view mirror
a wet handprint on the dashboard
chip in the windshield looks like a cat’s eye
an open black leather purse with a silver clasp
a paper bag filled with beef jerky wrappers
tissues with spots of dried blood
a Polaroid of a woman in white pajamas
three tan bottles of prescription pills
two unrolled sleeping bags tossed in the back seat
one condom, foil folded at the corners
driver’s side empty
passenger empty
I.V. tubes strewn about
on the floor a plastic bag of saline bleeds
a hospital bracelet on the ground outside the driver’s door
the dome light flickers
one set of footprints heading toward the water
