These are Our Streets 9.6.26

"Write about the beautiful hills of western Massachusetts"
Or, Alternatively,
"The sounds of Demolition Derby:"
Crash Crash Bang

These are some things N_____ said to include in my latest poem
After a stop at the nearest gas station, she was in and out

Really nailed it. 

Because these are her streets
She stated this around 5 times today,
not that I'm counting

A_____ and her sister speak in Tamil in the back seat
After feeling left out of the conversation in the front seat

And further back, D_____ and T_____ just sit in silence. 
Apparently, they were sleeping. 
They tell me about that later on in the dining hall;

I tell them about this later on in the dining hall.

Because these words are now their streets;
Forever in these sheets of paper
Far past the stir-fry noodles and the salad bar
Past the duties of being a
"Responsible citizen upon this Earth"

For not wasting food, as Deshna adds, 

That there was no good dessert in Worcester Dining.
I disagree; I love Salted Caramel

If only temporarily unmelted