just four of them

my tires
inspected recently
appeared dark
not uniform black

muted abrasions
oblique scuffs
burnt umber highlights

empirically circular
tread impressively craggy

one tenth or less of the whole entire tire
in contact with pavement
almost never right now
almost never later

my general impression:
sturdy infallibility
with certain undercurrents

but

oh they roll
yes they do

the whole car rolls forward, quick
brief contact with the pavement, constantly

the entire history of vulcanization
in one rotation

four of them
resisting the road
pulling pushing pulling pushing
pushing pulling forward

they're rolling fast

by the way
how are your tires ?