Jandy’s Anthology

Hey, Buddy!
Look at me!

I’m makin’ a road
For the cars to fly by on,
Makin’ a road
Through the palmetto thicket
For light and civilization
To travel on.

I’m making a road
For the rich to sweep over
In their big cars
And leave me standin’ here.

Sure,
A road helps everybody.
Rich folks ride–
And I get to see ‘em ride.
I ain’t never seen nobody
Ride so fine before.

Hey, Buddy, look!
I’m makin’ a road!

Filed under: 20th-century, United States, poetry on March 5th, 2007