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Swerve

Oct 10, 2023

I tend to get a little bit tense in traffic.
Well, then again, doesn't everyone?
Actually, as far as I can see,
you might be the exception?

I know that I'm just prone to worry,
but what has you in such a hurry,
weaving through a slurry
of giant hunks of metal on the road?

And what, then, if you feel a buzz,
resounding in your pocket?
A message from your dearest friend,
who thought you'd be at their place half an hour ago.

I think about the consequence,
the slightest glance at what they sent.
One single glance too many,
could hurl your compact headlong into the creek across the way.

For your own sake, as well as mine,
I urge you for just one moment to consider
the unfortunate soul who may one day be hammering
a small wooden cross through the earth

standing where you landed a week ago,
eyes pointed down at the ground below.
Hands in his pockets, he furrows his brow
and digs around for his keys to get home.