To An Anonymous Truck Driver

Thank you for your service

Photo by Matthew T Rader on Unsplash

Yesterday I was stuck at one of those ridiculously long lights as I caught a glimpse of an 18-wheeler across the way struggling to turn right into a tight entrance. My mind flashed back 20 years.

I was in my dad’s truck when we got stuck while making a delivery on a narrow cobblestone street in Boston — so stuck the street had to be closed for…