Kendall A. Bell - Poet, Curmudgeon.

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she takes me through rockland county again

In a small
beaten down Pontiac Phoenix
we drove up Rt. 9 W.

we didn't have a specific destination
you were simply restless
and needed to be anywhere
but home

the drive took us past
what we'd always known as
the snobbish town of Alpine
where the homes are mansions
and the sight of my weathered car
would induce a call to the local authorities
so we avoided it entirely

the two laned highway grew darker
as we neared the New York border
the soaring trees obscured the sky
and your eyes wandered around the landscape

on the Palisades Parkway
we took a break from driving
turned off onto a rest area
and chased each other across the grass
and gravel
admired the view
and still
made no plans to stop the drive
as we went deeper into Rockland County

we never did find what we were looking for

 

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