Whizzing By
By Maureen Ucles
How time travels
How my mind ravels
into yesterday, today
tomorrow?
Time whizzing by
in traffic
Beltway 8
Sam Houston Tollway
to be exact
Cars, SUVs
Humunga chunga monsta trucks
whizzing by
as I
pay my toll
would you please
deposit some coins
cash
No EZ Tag
Uggh!
Pay my toll
on the grassy knoll
many tales
have been told
some horrific
not to be too specific
no money?
No checks accepted
what?
There they are
my precious
as I search
desperately
my purse
Quarters!
I shoot
with an angle
off the backboard
like Timmy Duncan
three pointer?
Hardly
straight
into the well
my quarters dangle
in and out off my
fingers
just to fly
hopefully
land
in the right spot
place
finally
rolling
down, down, down
Freedom!
Freedom!
at last
the guard rail
swings open
Permission granted
I am out
onto the
whizzing
whizzing
of
traffic
at 6:45 am
Sam Houston
Beltway 8
No, I am not late
just in time
to roll up to
get my coffee
with cream
whizzing by
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