Cruising

the Self is to cars

as the Road 

is to the Spirit

automobiles

painted chartreuse,

& lipstick pink

colors only

a chemist can

dream - waking suddenly in the night -

sidewalks etched

in chalk.

path - cuts through

the "Shortcut"

narrow and trod

for generations

of children

Streets & Avenues

Boulevards & Routes

the back way,

alley

"Let's take the Long Way Home Dad!"

trace and trails

the Old Pike

Cars full of 

Self - coming - then going

away

the Road as far as the 

skyline - Spirit of the Road -

just Past the Horizon