Trippin On Night Driving

Thirty miles…twenty nine…twenty eight

Twenty seven.    Why counting down?

Maps don’t lie.

Arriving.      Soon?

Lights ahead!                     Another bend?

Parade of elephants…I didn’t see the deer.             It’s just three am?

Day started at sunset…dawn should be the near.

Feel upside down.

Skin begins to itch, legs feel numb

Watery eyes with dry blinks.         Forced focus on warning signs.

Another bend, another hill.

Over the road.                   Damned two lane drill.

Countdown was ten?

I see a glow!

Is it the sun?      

What?                  Not the town!

Still not there?                   Five miles more!

Fear.            Anxious.              

Fatigue.                              Relief.

Trippin' Over Night Driving
Ink Drawing, Image 6"x6" by lee (copyright)

Parked!             THE END!