Night Time Reflections

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I am an eight year old boy lying in bed
Lying awake, alone and waiting
Car headlights dance as reflected light on my bedroom walls
These light patterns tell me stories
Of life before cars, when highway men rode
Of stage coaches and inns giving safe refuge
When travelling to London from Leeds took days
The equivalent today of a slow ferry ship
Risking Somali sea pirates
Kidnapping crew and passengers for ransom
The stage coach sailed the pot-holed highways
Only travelling during the day
Stopping and staying at an inn at night
Unlike modern cars with their headlights so bright
Cars night driving, headlights reflecting light
Bringing my parents home to me

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