boom

plunged deep into
morning fire
smoldering dawn 
burning my 
dirty windshield
sweet 
ribbon of highway
sprawled
beneath me 
wheels churning
home
the long
long way
darkness 
explodes
into day
and I'm 
not quite
there 
yet
but damn 
it feels so good
to be this far
to be this close

boom
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Fowler Avatar
February 6, 2024 at 7:39 AM
The journey may be long, but the rewards are great. Keep rollin' Steven! :)
Young Avatar
February 6, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Thanks, Alice..
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