Media Line Road: roadside

You know this road you never knew before. You've walked it many times for the first time. You feel the ghosts of those who re-trace their steps as you re-trace yours. They smile then and now. Your best friends. Your gym teacher. Someone you used to love. Your mom and dad. Your brothers...here and gone. And, Kitty. The child you once were. The boyfriend. The father. This old man.

Garage music plays on the wind even now. Yet, Ricky's garage is a mile and 40 years away. But, Linda still sings, "Never My Love."

Though the needle rises and falls in time to the warps in the acetate, her voice is beautiful. "What makes you think love will end?"

The sun is bright today. The stars are ready to shine tonight. And, it's all alright. Right here, in my mind. Media Line Road is alive.

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