Tonopah's
the only place
contour lines
appear
to rise
between there
and Goldfield
the first
Joshua trees
beer at the Mozart Club
from then on
it's all downhill
between Mercury
and Indian Springs
the light
begins to change
you wonder
what you'll do
when you reach
the edge
of the map
out there
on the horizon
all that neon
beckoning you
in from the dark