It’s been years
since I lived on the road,
a gas station *****
searching for something
delicious and caffeinated,
to get me to the next place
I was scheduled to work in,
or be a last-minute replacement.
Spending a lot of time
with vending machines,
and gas station attendants,
making jokes and wishing
to do a little more sleeping,
and a lot less driving.
I was just surviving,
check to check,
barely one step
from being so broke
that I couldn’t even make it
to the hotel where I was staying.
Complimentary breakfasts,
per diem late evening
hamburger breaks,
adding to the weight
of my already exploding gut.
It wasn’t much,
but enough
to get me here,
to a steady job
and regular sleep schedule.
Nov 19, 2020
Nov 19, 2020 at 9:14 AM UTC
It’s been years
since I lived on the road,
a gas station *****
searching for something
delicious and caffeinated,
to get me to the next place
I was scheduled to work in,
or be a last-minute replacement.
Spending a lot of time
with vending machines,
and gas station attendants,
making jokes and wishing
to do a little more sleeping,
and a lot less driving.
I was just surviving,
check to check,
barely one step
from being so broke
that I couldn’t even make it
to the hotel where I was staying.
Complimentary breakfasts,
per diem late evening
hamburger breaks,
adding to the weight
of my already exploding gut.
It wasn’t much,
but enough
to get me here,
to a steady job
and regular sleep schedule.
