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The line at the Dunkin Donuts is long again
people are considering
a honey dipped and a hazelnut dunkacino
important business once again
some have switched to vanilla chai though
in a drive-through attempt at the semi-spiritual
a woman driving an extra long mini van
with a baby in the back seat
and a little girl even further back
talks loudly into a cell phone
laughing as she waits in the line
oblivious to her kids
once again
most cars don’t have flags on them anymore
especially the Porsches and the Volvos
but the beat up Chevy Lumina
and the motorcycle
sport well worn ones
patriotism is alive and well
in the empty wallets
of those who can only afford
a small regular
to go
©2001, jj goss
jj goss resides with her husband in central Massachusetts. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in such publications as Happy, The New England Writers Journal, The Beltane Papers, Pan Gaia, Net Authors E2K, Babel, Branches Quarterly, Amarillo Bay, 52%, Blindman’s Rainbow, Copious and Lightning Bell. Her short story “Missing a Beat” was nominated for a 2001 Pushcart Prize.
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