13 Forks
There was a time
Before I was born
That my great-grandfather
Could count thirteen forks
At the end of a particular road.
But now it's just a four-way,
A mere intersection
Landmarked by an abandoned building
and carved granite slab-
Reminders that the way things were
Has changed forever.
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