at the commune you loosen the floor
in the cage where they keep people
to make escape possible
you leave in a hurry in a truck stuck in reverse
you careen down a road a driveway a field
get it out of reverse in a drive
near a cottage with a ham radio
the neatly manicured drive
leads to a neatly manicured village
no diesel fuel available

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Larry Blazek is a writer.