in Tuscaloosa
automobiles
wait for a train
to pass
before
rolling
to the
sawdust factory
the auto plant
the humdinger bar
no place
and over there
some turn
around
in tuscalossa
as the train
dings
and clicks
but most
wait
and the ones
who turn around
who knows
where
their
headed
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| © Joseph Osel |
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Joseph Osel is a editor and writer.
"Autos in Tuscaloosa" was first published by the New York Quarterly in 2010.