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Patron Saint of Roundabouts

by  crowspark

Posted: Sunday, July 21, 2024
Word Count: 66
Summary: Only one word used :(




Before I set off in my car
I say a prayer to
St Adloot
for intercession,
for deliverance
from roundabouts.
Even on routes
I thought I knew
that moment dawns
when all exits are
equally the same
equally wrong
as I spin like
ascending curls
of incense smoke
as exits whiz past,
my cheek pressed
to the window
glass and
I know
I am
irredeemably
lost.