A Koroit Truckie Poem by Francis Duggan

A bloke in his early forties a truckie formerly of Koroit Town
On many of the highways and freeways of Australia he has driven up and down
From Melbourne to Brisbane via Sydney for him not a long drive
Twenty years of accident free driving on travel he does seem to thrive
From Melbourne he has driven to Perth, Broome and Darwin and home again via Adelaide
On driving between major southern and northern cities thousands of kilometers of round trips he has made
He grew to love trucks as a youngster where between Geelong and Warrnambool many trucks pass up and down
He now lives in Footscray in Victoria a three hour drive from his old hometown
With a wife and three primary going school children and a huge home mortgage to pay
He is obliged to work for long hours and is driving his trucks every day
His parents still living in Koroit he sees them a few times a year
The cities that he drives his trucks to not anywhere to Footscray near
Originally from south west Victoria from Koroit close to Warrnambool
He now lives in Footscray Victoria where his children attend primary school.