Ode To Bobby D'

The minute I say

what it means to me

It will never mean

something different to you

Words are like highways

they begin and they end

You can get on and get off

where you choose

If I tell you the mile marker

I travel the most

You may miss one

I still haven’t seen

If I break it apart

and then spell it all out

There’s no mileage left

— to wander and dream

(Dreamsleep: February, 2025)