poetry, Volume 4 number 2, March 2002, © 1993 by Doreen Fitzgerald

EATS

Somewhere between Sioux City and Joliet,
I can't decide
if I'm the trucker,
the truckstop, or the truck.
Sometimes I'm the waitress.
My name is Betty Lou, and
I love you because you go
to places I can't pronounce.
You love me
because I smile.
Sometimes,
I only wish to hit the road.

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