Crossroads

Echoed calls from far off lands
Skip off sculptured asphalt and pink-hued lights.
The safety of boredom constantly battles
With insecure horizons.
How much is enough?
Too much?
There is so much more to letting go than
A simple movement of the hand.
I stand, shaking, at the ticket window,
Nervously letting people, one by one,
Take my place in line as the dice in
My hand drip beads of sweat on cold linoleum.

Tim Hickey