I Do It For the Doing's Sake

I pick up litter on the road. What shines is often roadside trash. I do it for the doing’s sake. What glitters most is always gold, To us who keep a highway clean. Most cans and broken glass attract Our eye like daytime fireflies. I do it for the doing’s sake. Not punishment for drunkenness. (Though something I’ve been guilty of). Nor for some passer by to take Me for some do-good citizen. I’ll not be known when dead and gone: No apples trees as legacy. I do it for the doing’s sake. No stealing of what’s thrown away, No trespass on what’s public land, No evidence of DNA Disturbed nor finger printed cans. Just drive to give me wider birth. Don’t honk or wave or two thumbs up. Unless escaped from elder care, Call no police to help me home. I do it for the doing’s sake.