Nothing of value in this car.

NOTHING OF VALUE BY JAMES GORMLEY 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 01

“Nothing At All of Value in This Car”

The sign proclaimed in inch-high type

As I passed down a street in The City.

But what of the dreams you packed in your bags?

And of the hopes you folded so neatly

In the trunk in ordered Midwestern squares.

Yes, what of the dreams you packed in your bags?