where my mind wander
My car slows as it approaches a stoplight. I take this opportunity to allow my mind to become engulfed with my surroundings: the bright fierce red of the traffic light, the brilliant blue sky with its specs clouds, and the mass of hurried people. The four corners of the intersection are filled with people who are preoccupied with their fast-paced lives to notice the little things, such as animals and anxious cars awaiting the traffic light. My thoughts vigorously put all of the information that my mind has gathered from the intersection to order. My mind eagerly involves itself by engulfing my surroundings and giving them some meaning. The office workers, too busy to pay attention to the life that surrounds them catch my eyes first. They seem to be apathetic robots, preprogrammed to start at one loca
You can see the eagerness of each car; the impatience in these cars is more than of child the day before their birthday. My mind temporarily comes out of its lapse and I wonder if this squirrel is analyzing me, too. There are two cars, a BMW and an old pickup truck; the name is not visible. It moves a bit then stops, then again moves continuing until it can no longer move its neck. This relieves all of the tension in the BMW and the Mustang. I chuckle at the automated behavior of these robots. These cars remain perpendicular to the lanes but are moving freely to their destination and seem to be mocking the stationary cars at the red light. Suddenly the light changes to a bright green. A 1996 Ford Mustang next to my car revs the engine and my mind loses interest in the squirrel and moves to the cars next to and opposite of me. Immediately the BMW launches off with incredible speed and the Mustang makes a right turn. Once done with its apple the squirrel throws the core to the side and remains there for a bit. The BMW reacts by slowly creeping up as close to the edge of the intersection as possible. As I continue driving my mind returns from its journey. The neck of the squirrel seems to be a second hand on a clock, tick tock. Once my mind has come to a conclusion about the workers, this small little squirrel sitting on its hind legs eating a juicy apple catches my attention.
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