Going Going Gone by Kyla Houbolt

can't have a road trip

without the radio

ray dee yo turn it on tune the dial

static plays our old song

from the feel good

rock n roll days of

simple heartbreak hurts

nurslings of despair

miss that old war machine

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Kyla Houbolt (she, her) occupies Catawba territory in Gastonia, NC. Her first two chapbooks, Dawn's Fool and Tuned were published in 2020. More about them on her website, https://www.kylahoubolt.com/ Her individually published pieces online can be found on her Linktree. She is on Twitter @luaz_poet