This Road

You can see
this road has signs
but they just read
“AHEAD”
or “STAY STRAIGHT”
or “NEXT LEFT”

and they don’t
tell you anything

They were all painted 
by people on this side
who’ve never been there
and are likely uninformed
since no one has been confirmed
to have returned
with a solid report. 

Why you didn’t
notice this earlier
is unclear but you really
had no choice but to drive,
so you drove.  

When you get to
that left, if there is a left,
take it. You’ll find
it loops back and rejoins
the main road
and there before you,
the next sign.

Ahead?
Stay straight?

Drive, beloved.

It’s not like
you can stop out here
where there’s nothing.
It’s not like
you are willing
to learn
what will happen
if you do.