mph: abbreviation for: miles per hour 1. to put a limit on your speed 2. to be obeyed 3. to be bent 4. to keep you safe on a foggy night, even if the seatbelts are on 5. something you sometimes forgot 6. something I broke, racing past the flashing red light to get to you at 2 AM 7. something I’m afraid to break these days

Racing towards the flashing red lights,
past the posted speed limit,
blaring black on white
what I’m breaking to get to you
what you broke to be there in the first place
regular people break bones or ribs or arms
but you were never regular
you broke the speed limit.

speed limit: to keep you safe on foggy nights
flying free under darkened street lights
kidding around, half a mind on the road
laid beyond the fog, the street glowed.