In response to: I'd love to see Chicago

today you took my photo
in front of the San Francisco Library
a neoclassical monolith rising from
the waves of the city

we ventured inside to see
the original manuscript of
Kerouac's "On the Road"
splayed beneath plexi
rolling in one endless rant
across the silence of the space

"That was amazing" I said
and took your hand
as we crossed the street
"Thank you for taking me."