822 miles in three days
by Michael Estabrook
for Jack Kerouac
Do you think all this driving
has made me stronger,
tougher or simply more achy and sore.
I’m going fast, 60, 70, 80 miles
per hour, but is that truly necessary?
Does it get you further faster
in the end? No, of course not,
but it’s hard to avoid it,
getting home a mere half-hour earlier
makes all the difference
in the world.