Truncated Roads of Promise
There was a time,
long time ago
A different world
we used to know
As highway ribbons
cut through the night
Beneath the stars
clear diamond light
There was a promise
for us to borrow
We'd take the paths
to sweet tomorrow
The towns that graced
the winding roads
Alight with life,
Mainstreet's abodes
Whose gleams outshown
the crystal stars
In longtime past,
of youth, once ours
Neon colors
of signs so bright
A shining welcome
of joy filled light
How my young heart
wished to stay
But we drove quickly
on our way
Along a highway ribbon,
towns faded from
our sight
Truncated roads of promise
Driving onward
Through the night
Copyright © Bj Legros Kelley | Year Posted 2023
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