Road Trip
So it wasn't the pastel picture
of broken pottery I'd expected,
and the sun was not a great ball
of ancient wisdom after all.
But Vegas was still
a million smiles away,
and he warmed the car
with those side-long glances.
So what if the mountains
laughed at my wide eyes.
It was music that lifted
and carried us further.
His hand just had
this way about it;
Slow and patient,
insistent and strong.
I slipped breathless
in and out of waves
wishing he'd pull over,
maybe drive me instead.
of broken pottery I'd expected,
and the sun was not a great ball
of ancient wisdom after all.
But Vegas was still
a million smiles away,
and he warmed the car
with those side-long glances.
So what if the mountains
laughed at my wide eyes.
It was music that lifted
and carried us further.
His hand just had
this way about it;
Slow and patient,
insistent and strong.
I slipped breathless
in and out of waves
wishing he'd pull over,
maybe drive me instead.
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