On a dog walk the night before Xmas
the sound of Public Radio begins to double
so I halt, unplug an earbud
and take in my surroundings
Unseen inhabitants occupying a Subaru
are having a fabled "Driveway Moment"
so I pause a little longer
in this record December weather
sweating through a sweatshirt
while us strangers listen up
Two filmmakers explain the joy
of filling out their first joint federal tax return
despite living in a state that still fails
to recognize their union
