tehachapi
Multiple choice
just outside (choose one) a. tucson b. tucumcari c. tehachapi d. tonopah • the correct answer is c. tehachapi, an outgoing, friendly california town at 4000 ft
—David Wolfersberger
Since I was raised in this desert
if you ask me where I am
I might answer you in
mesquite and ocotillo.
I might tell you a lizard
mapped this place
before me.
I might point out how
the sun colors rock
to tune the day.
Or I am simply say
we are all in this together
dancing with shadows.