the longest trip
is the shortest drive
three point seven miles
rethinking life’s choices
again and again
again and…
can’t remember when
it caved in
three point seven years
it must’ve been
traditions have faded
someone’s become jaded
the potholes seem to deepen
when empty seats meet them
same old songs
seem to linger on-and-on
should’ve kept driving
to meet a sunrise
in some different place
three flights of stairs
and seven steps
to get in
Chris Madsen is a former Scout Sniper and US Army Veteran. Read more of his writing here.
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