Direction
Driving southwest
(like misguided geese),
we peer out into the
gray December dusk.
The electronic highway sign
shouts, "6:34 p.m."
like a 21st century night watchman,
forgetting to comment
that all is well.
A sleek jet rushes overhead,
and I wish I were on it
(no matter where it's going).
I can't help thinking my life
has become a slide show of some
Leave-It-to-Beaver world--
full of repetitive small talk
about the price of gas
while picking lint off an old, gray sweater.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 459 |
Words | 86 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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