my mind has
become a city
streetmap

that started out
as nothing more
than an outpost

then became a
hamlet then
a village

the very first
settlers had a
different idea

than those who
followed; these streets
had a purpose then
that others changed

and everyone who
came to live in
my town altered

how to get
from here
to there

and now I live
in urban sprawl
in my mind

sometimes I
am not so sure
of how to get back

sometimes I
get caught in
my own rush
hour traffic