East coast bus ride

I-95, USA

Sitting in a seat
Staring out a window
22 hours of straight movement

From Chinatown, NY to Chinatown, Orlando, Florida

From the lands of the Lenni Lenape, Delaware, Susquehanna,
Cononantiooke, Powhatan, Tutelo, Tuscarora, Catawba,
Muskogee, Timucua, Calusa, Tekesta, Seminoles,

to

McDonald's, Arby's, Wendy's, Long John Silver's
Waffle House, Cracker Barrel, Pizza Hut,
Circle K, Chick-Fil-A, KFC,
Taco Bell, Burger King,
Starbucks, Subway,
gas stations
concrete
cars


 .... and finally, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to the land of reclaimed swampland and bulldozed memories.