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I’m on the wrong side of the road
my drive-thru coffee is going cold
I check my phone once more
rather than look out
ahead of me as it passes by
Debt is a bullet lodged in my side
the appendix ready to burst
I look like a mortgage going under
correcting the wheel cannot help
when all routes are under siege
The BMW ahead comes closer
its plate tells me the driver
served in Iraq for freedom
or something like that
you guess who will swerve first
Glowing screens raised me
their brightness is all I see
so when I was handed the keys
I never kept my eyes on the road
sorry for sending you such a long text
Michael Hylton lives and writes in Ypsilanti, MI. His lesser-known interests include building playlists for his friends and finding the perfect way to brew coffee. His work has also appeared in The Responder Magazine and the upcoming issue of Synecdoche.
If you want to hear more, follow him on twitter.com/KindaRedBeard.
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Photo credit: Todd (https://www.flickr.com/photos/hryckowian)