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Rated: E · Poetry · Action/Adventure · #465013
Even though the road was a familiar one, so was the anxiety
US 16

When you
hitchhike west
at dusk,
you can see the sun
go down

and turn
to feel
your back
grow warm
one last time.

And if you're lucky,
your last
ride comes
and saves you
from the night.
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