Switchback

by Barbara Lawhorn Rattlesnake Gulch. We switchbacked mid, morning, up the sides of Eldorado Canyon. I was high on sunlight, elevation, lack of sleep. Far from home. Hung over from 16 hours in the car, an excess of joy-confusion, the six drinks with and after dinner. One shoulder kissed by carpet burn. We fucked the

Switchback

Switchback by Barbara Lawhorn   Rattlesnake Gulch. We switchbacked mid morning, up the sides of Eldorado Canyon. I was high on sunlight, elevation, lack of sleep. Far from home. Hung over from 16 hours in the car, an excess of joy-confusion, the six drinks with and after dinner. One shoulder kissed by carpet burn. We