Are We There Yet

Are We There Yet David J Walker Are we there yet? We whispered in prayer As if asking from the Back seat of our old Desoto The father driving The mother smiling Across the bench seat From each other unbuckled Are we there? The whine of the wheels Is the silent answer Turning against an asphalt clock Pushing back the lost past On the trek to a Somewhere else destination Are we there yet? As the windshield wipers Brush away the teardrop reminders Of the time spent on the journey As restless children Are we there yet? Rhetorical as we change Seats with our parents Now content in the back Wondering how long The road they chose To travel