The product, by Bobbi McGee




 “He is already up, the 3am darkness before the dawn is his only peace, the rest of his 14 hour day will be organized chaos, a wanted product by an unwanted man. He is often treated sub human. He rolls on down the highway dodging cars full of distractions with his focus on keeping you safe. Eyes on the mirrors eyes on the road, eyes everywhere trying to deliver the load. He is the American economy on wheels, a product but not a person.” 

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