Road Trip

Let’s take a Road trip Together. I want to go Far away, Maybe Even to Outer space Where we can Race the stars Across The night sky- I’ll fly you Around On clouds, Drift soft On winds Or burrow Deep in the Ground- A landmark Unto myself- I’ll show you my Favorite things And Kisses in the rain, Point out the places That I have been, And which ones I’d rather never See again. We’ll sing songs Like lullabies And drive The days away- The important part Is that I’m with you, And my home Is sitting in the seat Next to me. If we get pulled over, Remind me To get my head Out of the clouds And watch my hands As they go near the seat, I’m only getting a wallet To show my ID But we’re in a white man’s Territory And they already Follow me, Pull up beside The 7-11 to watch What I walk Into, Convenience stores Are on alert And sometimes White people See our license plate And follow right behind, Tailgate up On my bumper Till we leave Their State lines And A little ways past that too. Just ignore It, I know you’ll say, But I’ll make sure We make it safe To a nice hotel Where we can stay. I’ll get us a room on the Third floor So I only have to watch The door I won’t sleep and You’ll take the bed- And when you are well Rested, We’ll get in the car again. Drive into sunsets And great canyons And see all the things That make up the Free land we’re in- Living With one eye Scanning the Horizon To see if we need To get on the road Again, I’m double checking Every blind spot For ghosts With pale skin- I guess What I'm trying to say Is that Our freeways Are an open range And I’m just Standing in the way…. You know what, I don’t want To go on a road trip, Lets just stay inside Where it is a bit Safer.