Mother Trucker
She’s got a few children still living at home.
Each day in this big rig, on the roads she has to roam.
The woman has to earn a steady income each day.
She has been on her own since the old man went away.
What good was he? She didn’t need him anyway.
Breaker one-nine, little darling, have your ears on?
I hope you are still out there and not gone.
What is your ten-twenty? Are you just a little down the road?
You’re bound for Savannah? That’s a long way to tote a load.
Smokey’s in a plain wrapper here on I-95.
He’s looking for anyone doing better than sixty-five.
I knew you were out there! Mercy sakes alive!
Copyright © Robert Pettit | Year Posted 2011
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