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Sonnet: Endless Road Without Inns

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I can keep driving through the night all day,

I tell myself, radio playing Dylan tunes.

I can hold back the emptiness I feel inside.

I've vowed to not stop, or give hitchhikers a ride

no matter how lonesome I am. I fear the loons,

signs that say "Trust Me," or gams flashed in such a way.

I have no idea where I'm going and don't care.

I've been running on fumes, but it's all downhill now.

I haven't seen the day in ages, full moons light

the long path to my destiny, ever out of sight,

and when Dylan sings, you can always lose more -- wow!

vast clouds of black roses with lightning stems draw near.

I was in a coma once, but did not know

until the bulb undimmed; and I heard the river flow.


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