The Texas Standard asks listeners for poetry requests. This one is for Jess.
GETTING OUT
Oh all this traffic
Has me beat
I gotta get off
These city streets
Just a short drive
Across the county line
With no one ahead
And no one behind
Just me and this open
Country road
Where shoulders relax
And time has slowed
Driving here, alone
Any time of day
Is my perfect short trip
To get away…
