On the Road Again to Somewhere Else

This poem was inspired by a photo of a lonely billboard at night along a highway offering coffee, food, and lodging at the next exit.

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There’s promised relief dead ahead.

Finally, stopping for bread!

We’ll spend lots of dough,

because, on the go,

our car guzzles gas without lead.

Another long, tiresome day.

Before sunrise, we’re on our way.

Each joyful summer

vacation’s a bummer,

but we’d rather leave home than stay.

Red skies reflected in eyes.

The billboard shows whatever lies

past the road sign ahead—

perhaps Twilight Zone’s dread?

But passing means bladders’ demise.

Pulled off the road just in time,

the fuel gage acknowledges I’m

just an idiot light

who must stop for the night,

although waking the kids is a crime.

By Ken Gosse

From: United States

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