WE ARE GETTING READY

THE PHONE BOOTHS OF WEST END AVENUE

Vandalia, IL

Oh gosh! 

Another place to make me sad

Because all I can see within 

All these roads is what was, 

What used to be.

There is no now here, no present

Since these streets seem to dwell

In only a “yesterday.”

© Marjorie J. Levine 2025