Thursday, July 3, 2025

857 miles, draft no. 2

by Jen Hunt


I'm not a detail person

or so I like to say

my memory will, at times,

tiptoe--or sprint-- away

But, boy, do I remember 

the 857 miles we drove in one day 

when my brother 

disinvited us to his sixtieth birthday

and we had nowhere else to stay

I'm not a detail person, 

Or so I like to say,

But when it comes to tracking wrongs

my mind's as clear as day.