Idling Across Great Expanses
as I eat my chili mac
super bus, my shiny metal
friend
goes faster than cheetahs
slower than a mistake
crisscrosses country
back and forth
like La Nina
as forces of nature fade
on the Overland Express
my friends are all here
dealing penny ante
poker, spades, hearts,
canasta
as we discuss our youth
not listening as the bus
calmly rattles
over prairies, bridges, mountain cuts
swerving roads on our
curving words
ambiguous
chowder for sharks
past graveyards, churches,
steeples
I pull the cord
to de-bus
but there is nowhere to
stop the travel
as my nerves unravel
tires spit gravel
O Super Bus
rumble through
orchards
one
last turnaround
to make a daydream spin
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