Roads

 

Paved roads, in the Good Old USA

they go North, South, East and West,

most everywhere these days. Oh, out

of town there are still some roads of

gravel, dust and mud. I have traveled

traveled a few of those in my time.

Hoping they would lead me back to

the paved ones and to somewhere I

wanted or needed to go. I’m sure

there are new roads being paved most

every day. We are a roadway paving

species. Roadway paving is what we

as a civilized society do.

I myself prefer roads paved smooth

where one can drive and drive as far

as the eye can see. Roads in most places

are a boon to you and me.

I have a new noisy neighbor in the

apartment above me. Where I a

younger more capable man with

lots of spunk left in me, I’d go up

there, knock on his door, look him

square in the face and say, hit the

road, Jack, and doncha come back

no more, no more...Ray Charles sang

that.

I used to sing along when traveling

in my car. Don’t own a car or drive any-

more. Just hobble around my place.

listen to music, read, write and watch

TV. Sometimes I let that goddamn noisy

neighbor upstairs get the best of me.

Sometimes, like those unpaved roads

used to, it drives me crazy.

                   -30-

Chris Hanch 2-23-2021