1.26.2021

did I pass the off ramp again?

Headlights shine in my eyes 
As I sputter with a Goodyear tongue
That has been driven too
Many miles by Richard Petty.
I scratch my itching body
And scabs fall off
Like rust off a Ford.

Did I pass the off ramp again?
Winter always gets here sooner than expected
And I am never winterized.
Too soon this auto will fail
Without going anywhere
Except for circles.
No bumper stickers from Florida
Just the local dust on my windshield.

[Travis Sonsalla, 'Travel', from Satori XXII (Spring 1992)]

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