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JOE CUNNINGHAM
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Shut Up & Listen 2024: Drew Peterson
The world points the way like signposts
for timeless directives.
Some are not meant for us.
Others we ignore
at our peril.
Some are as inscrutable
as the roadside itself
on all levels.
Others are unmistakeable
double meanings for life.
The good life
of work and leisure
that I may follow
to the familiar faces
of friends
and families.
Drew is always here this time of year
and Rick is never not here.
Where else would he be
if not on this patch of land
where his life resides?
This porch where his friends play
and my father’s contented ghost relaxes still
to this day.
Drew takes up his guitar
as my mother looks on
and sings of this life and
planning as little as he can
and giving it all away.
Giving it all
until he gives it back to the dirt.
Cruise control pays heed on
the road home