Grandma and Rush Hour - Dec. 26, 2024

my grandma used to like

to drive and meet sister Marge

at 8am for coffee and a bite

once a week on Wednesday

on some days she’d be ahead

of schedule and slow down

in her world a proper woman

never sits alone

motorists would honk

hands up in outrage

with every kind of gesture

she smiles at them all

as they roar past

too deaf to know the difference

too blind to admit it

and loving the clear road ahead