I read a tidbit somewhere
that the average American will spend
a combined six months of their life
waiting at red lights.
After I processed this,
I consciously took a breath,
thanked my debatably lucky stars
that I turned out
nowhere near average,
and gunned it.
Jul 24, 2014
Jul 24, 2014 at 4:51 PM UTC
I read a tidbit somewhere
that the average American will spend
a combined six months of their life
waiting at red lights.
After I processed this,
I consciously took a breath,
thanked my debatably lucky stars
that I turned out
nowhere near average,
and gunned it.
© Bitsy Sanders, July 2014
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