Wrong Turns by George Nevgodovskyy

laminated roadmap
folded in glove box
your fingers
trace along
black lines tethered
to orange dots
taking all the blame
for leading us astray

now our kids say
cell phones do it for you
but there are days
I don’t want to arrive
take wrong turns
pull over unfold
our outdated map
your fingerprints
on its surface
and no one to blame
but myself



George Nevgodovskyy was born in Kiev, Ukraine, but has lived in Vancouver, Canada for most of his life. He has previously been published in East of the Web, Eunoia Review, trampset, Shot Glass Journal, and others. He does his best writing after everyone has gone to sleep. Check out more of his work at georgenev.blogspot.com