Highway to Heaven

By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 02, 2021

 

Highway to Heaven

John woke up in Caladonia
It was 7:15 AM
Mike rose in Sanderson
At 9 AM
They were 437 miles apart
John drove 55 MPH
While Mike stepped on it
At some 65 MPH
Where and when did they meet
At 8:30 John met Mary
For breakfast at I Hop
He had strawberries
On a waffle
She had blueberry pancakes
Mike stopped at 10:15
For gas and used the head
John took a wrong turn
Off the I Hop
Had to double back
After 14.5 miles
Mike listened to
Sirius and Classic Vinyl
Honky Tonk Women
John enjoyed the silence
Clearing his head
The encounter
With Mary didn’t go well
John and Mike planned to
Meet for lunch
Tete a tete
Now more like dinner
Or just drinks
Funky roadhouse
Biker hangout
With Bruce Springsteen
On the juke box
Shots and beers
Somewhere in Kansas
They lost track
Of time and space
Nothing seemed to matter
Do the math
Problem solving
From here to there
They parted at 1 AM
When the bar closed
Both were pretty wasted
John drove 57 MPH
And Mike got
Busted for DUI
Spent the night
In the slammer
Driving all night
When did John
Get back to Mary
Does anybody know
What time it is
In Topeka
For extra credit