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Ode to Driving North
My eyes read
Highway creed
I haven’t peed
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
South and East Orange, New Jersey
-The north and west sections were already consumed
Exit 155P, New Jersey
-P is for pole?
The Pelhams, New York
-No traffic curbing my speed at this hour: 2 am
The George Washington Bridge is a stilted pleasure compared to the Tappan Zee Bridge.
-TPZ is traveling the length of an alligator from tail to teeth
-Signage out of the swamp is treacherous
-I don’t want to go to Albany! That is the right route.
No Nyack, Nyack, So Nyack
-Oh my god, that is SO Nyack!
-What about We Nyack?
Sherwood is Connector, Connecticut
-Sherwood forest connects to Nottingham
Honey Spot Motor Lodge, Connecticut
-Who would ever stop there alone?
Housatonic River, Connecticut
-Who’s satanic? Whose tonic?
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers: Correctional Facility Area, Connecticut
-Then why was there a service plaza ten miles back!
Waterford, Connecticut
-Keeps my foot from bearing down on the accelerator, a harsh bit
-A bit harsh
Rest Area, Rhode Island
-Rhode Island is a rest area for my eyes, never an interesting read,
-Always a nap
Horseneck Hill, Massachusetts
-Where is the rest of the body buried?
Sandwich and Mashpee, Massachusetts
-Appear as I’m torn between hunger and exhaustion, the explanation for the presence of split pea soup in my pantry. I don’t even like split pea soup!
Pull into Line 1 for the Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
-Running the “Martha’s Vineyard” from Hyannis to Nantucket
-The Steamship Authority is a tease
To Nantucket, Massachusetts