Caution — Railroad Crossing

Caution — Rail CrossingI wait like the gaso­line tanker at the rail­road crossing.Behind me an ambu­lance screams and the red lights strobe their way into my brain. I wait for the klax­ons to qui­et, the red lights to go out, and the trem­bling arms to rise.How did it come to this? Published on The Laundry …