Film roll winds through trembling fingers
Diesel fumes and dusty linger
Owl eyes catch the green pump glare
Clawhammer calls from somewhere there
Crossroads hum with frozen breath
Cello weeps a tune of death
Banjo rolls down gravel spine
Two voices twine in diesel time
Neon barn owl waits for dawn
Feathers bright on gravel lawn
Camera catches what lights miss
Fingers brush a moment's kiss
Prairie wind through wire sings
What the night to morning brings
Bus tires hiss on wet asphalt
Map corners curl in pocket vault
One lens cracked from Kansas falls
One heart beats through concrete walls
Crossroads hum with frozen breath
Cello weeps a tune of death
Banjo rolls down gravel spine
Two voices twine in diesel time
Neon barn owl waits for dawn
Feathers bright on gravel lawn
Camera catches what lights miss
Fingers brush a moment's kiss
Prairie wind through wire sings
What the night to morning brings
Foot stomp shakes the metal siding
Owl head turns with silent guiding
Shutter snaps the quiet exchange
Strangers touching edge of change
Cello bow burns slow and deep
Banjo picks what hearts can't keep
Four minutes held in silver halide
Two runaways with nowhere to hide
Neon barn owl waits for dawn
Feathers bright on gravel lawn
Camera catches what lights miss
Fingers brush a moment's kiss
Prairie wind through wire sings
What the night to morning brings
Engine coughs and pulls away
Owl lifts on the breaking day
Film canister warm in palm
Crossroads calm becomes the psalm
Neon barn owl waits for dawn
Feathers bright on gravel lawn
Camera catches what lights miss
Fingers brush a moment's kiss
Prairie wind through wire sings
What the night to morning brings
Neon barn owl waits for dawn
Shutter clicks one final frame
Wings rise through the burning flame