SEEKING CHROME REFLECTIONS ON A DUSTY ROAD

The sun beat down relentlessly on the parched earth, kicking up specks of dust with every passing vehicle. The road stretched before me, a ribbon of cracked asphalt snaking through the desolate landscape. I squinted, my eyes drawn to the gleaming reflections in a discarded chrome bumper, lodged amongst the tumbleweeds. It was a passing moment of be