the wishing well

with no

cell reception, no maps,

i pull over

and ask

a guy at the gas station

where

to go.

he wipes his oily hands

with a black rag,

pulls his cap

back and scratches his head.

welp,

you know the water

tower,

he says

no.

well, once you find the water

tower,

you go another six

miles

until you see a red

barn.

it caught fire last year,

but part of it

is still there.

you can't miss it because

it's near the church.

right beyond that there's

a dirt road,

but don't take that.

you'll be in trouble

if you go down that road.

keep going straight

following the chicken coops

until you

see a wishing well.

stop there,

and drop a coin into

the well

and make a wish.

really? what should i wish

for.

wish that you'd never ask

me for directions.

cause i'm new around here

too.