Where do we go from here?

I went off to the right
Without saying good goodbye
Where does it go from here?
Is it down to the lake I fear?

The tinny marimbas remind her of other 80s one-hit wonders and when malling was a pastime, not a destination. She thinks of the tart magic of a Hotdog on a Stick strawberry lemonade and plate-sized chocolate chip cookies from Mrs. Field’s. She remembers when department stores had names like The Broadway and Robinsons-May, and ...