He rolls like the
river,
always on the move.
I said,
\"What are you afraid of, boy?\"
He said,
\"Nothing; I just can\'t stay still.\"
I said,
\"They got meds for that.\"
It\'s in my bones, I gotta
keep going.
Knapsack ...no sack,
don\'t matter, just me and
those highways.
I said, well, it cost you everything;
your house, your wife;
don\'t you want to settle
down sometimes?
Nope, he said, as he turned
his back and headed west
towards the desert.
His face to the sun.