30/30 Poem of the Day
Animatronic Head
Driving on NJ highways is best done
with an animatronic mind.
Stare straight ahead at the expanse of asphalt,
gemmed with small splinters of glass.
Keep the speedometer between 65 and 70,
the neon orange dial slowly seesawing.
Pay the other drivers no attention
and simply bob your head back and forth,
a pendulum moving to the beat of a song
heard one thousand times before.
Stay unaware of the line of tail lights
signaling the long pathway to your destination.
You realize that the machine mindset will bring
the most success
and the least frustration.
But human nature can’t stop you from
noticing the vibrant wildflowers
on the side of the highway,
scattered as if someone made a bet
as to whether or not he could make you smile.
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