Just Another Stranger
On occasion
I slip out of the comfort and sanctuary of the house
going with the flow of traffic
steady, in the slow lane, scanning the byways,
those familiar places that I know well
having traveled up and down the macadam blacktop
wondering why everyone is in such a hurry.
I pause at the red lights
waiting for the change to green
ignoring the horns anxious to move before their time.
that fast-paced mode, rushing, edging forward
then breaking when the light hesitates
then off we go into the flow
just another stranger, faceless, impatient, angry
at the speed limiting their moves
wanting to be away from here to there
a destination temporary in passing
or permanent if returning home again
passers by, just another stranger on the road.
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