poem of the day July 5

Going along

Tentatively traveling 

on an unfamiliar familiar

The old road has become

wiped of everything

except cartoon characters

that dress for TV

like plastic John Waynes

A strange movie

now requiring one to be

satisfied with 

a new status quo

that no longer

lives in normal norms

The disappearing guard rails

have been replaced

by armed guards checking for

those traveling without tickets