Why is it that
you pave
(destroy and
repave)
our roads?
Cannot you see
they are
smooth
perfect
because of
the steps taken upon
them
and autumn leaves and
puppy prints on wet cement
and that crack on the side
of the road
from the time the tree
fell
and nobody
heard it
(as if they ever do)
you pave
(destroy and
repave)
our roads?
Cannot you see
they are
smooth
perfect
because of
the steps taken upon
them
and autumn leaves and
puppy prints on wet cement
and that crack on the side
of the road
from the time the tree
fell
and nobody
heard it
(as if they ever do)
This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.
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