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Back Road

Back Road

split second

turn

took me

from town

the list and laundry

and what to cook

saw the land

unfold

like the sea

rolling

and the seed took

down an endless row

where long I looked

the length of barbwire

where the crows were cawing,

“the crop is good, the crop is good, the crop is good”

and still were the tractors

under the oaks

and clear was the sky

a drop-less blue

and where was i

TL

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