Dead End Roads
Dead End
On “No Outlet” roads
Everybody owns a dog, or maybe two, three and four
Some homes- nicer than others
Some lawns- especially groomed
Some driveways- empty
Some-used car lots
Everybody on every kind of schedule
A wave here
A nod there
Everybody working all the time
People who live on roads without any outlets
Proudly wave American flags from their porches
Put on the most spectacular Fourth of July fireworks
On “No Outlet” roads some get out
Lose their homes
To foreclosure
Their homes sit empty
Their lawns overgrown
Homes without occupants
A sadness prevails
On “No Outlet” roads
While others leave
Some stay
But do not know their neighbors
Just where the fences start
Connections end
A “No Outlet” Road
More often than not
Just another dead end
No Outlet
