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It's been a long time coming. I don't see any sense in looking back.

Saturday, October 19, 2019

they lie flat underneath me.
as I pass over,
I’m reminded
of the hours of tireless labor
it’s taken
for the roads to exist
and for me to be able to say the same
about where I am
and how long I’ve been waiting
to get here.
now that I’m here,
I never want to leave.

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Reviewed by m j hollingshead

Reviewed on October 22, 2019

well said

Never stop writing

m

Reviewed by John Herlihy

Reviewed on October 22, 2019

Lovely thought.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on October 19, 2019

I really like the nuance of this. While I often have sat on a hilltop, particularly in autumn and thought I could discern ancient paths taken by animals first, and then by humans. It was those very paths that were widened for wagons and then, paved for the convenience of automobiles. From what I gather, you are fine with that. And do not wish to go back to an earlier time like so many others lost in nostalgia rather than facing the future.

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Reviewed by Jerry Bolton

Reviewed on October 19, 2019

You made it to where you wanted, and needed to be, so why not just stay there. I like that kind of thought . . .

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