It's about a five hour drive.

 

Just me, and a lake, and God.

 It takes three hours to hike to and a lifetime to understand.
Just me, and a lake, and God.
It rained the whole time. The good kind of rain. Needles made the pines bleed. The air was as thick as sap.

Just me and him. Just us.
No words were really said. None needed to be.

Just us, and a lake.

And then we just looked at each other. All of the sudden I was in a staring contest with God. I think I won because the stars kept blinking. Even God needs night lights. But I don't know for sure because I was afraid to look him in the eyes.

And then He said "How come you don't believe in me?"
And I said "I think it's the other way around."

He saw his reflection in the lake, and I saw mine. And then we just looked at each other. Someone said we looked like brothers, but I couldn't see it. He had a woman's heart inside of a man's body. I had a broken heart inside of a jar.

It rained the whole time. Just us, and a lake.
Just Him.
Just me.
Then it was just me.