Rural Route Return

R. Gerry Fabian

You may delay
my asphalt conditioning
with traffic court logic.
But I, alone, shall decide
with whom I may run away.
This is not a highway for fools
and the only restricted rescue
is a back country dirt road.
If, within the hour, I miss
a love I have suspected;
there is always a number
to call or a text to employ
though
it may not
belong
to you.

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R. Gerry Fabian
R. Gerry Fabian is a published poet and novelist.
He has published five books of published poetry.
Parallels, Coming Out Of The Atlantic, Electronic Forecasts, Wildflower Women and Pilfered Circadian Rhythm as well as a poetry baseball book, Ball On The Mound.
In addition, he has published four novels as part of the Ingenuous Serendipity Series: Getting Lucky (The Story), Memphis Masquerade, Seventh Sense and Ghost Girl. His fifth novel, Just Out Of Reach is a coming of age novel. He lives in Doylestown, PA.