Mirror Images

Today, in the car, 
you see the moving image
that always  traveled with you
and was really always with you.
 
Do you squint 
beyond the image 
of yourself reflecting back 
to you in the glass to see 
the church beyond?

or do you concentrate 
on just the road ahead 
and the cars in front?

But now you notice
through the glare
from the window
of the red car pulling up-
the cute brunette/
the hunk in the suit
you imagined is just
a panting dog sticking
its head out the window.