Best Poems Written by Andee Chesler

The Sound of Cars

I hear the cars as they pass
I can’t help but dream to jump in one 
And just make the ride last 
Ride until the roads blur
And I don’t know the street names 
Or where I am 
Because then I will be home
Until I am just another person traveling on this long road 
On a journey to somewhere I don’t know 
Until the few and far between stop lights lull me to sleep 
And the stars wish me safe travels as I rush by 
Until the car becomes the only friend I need
To get to my future only based on me 
Based on what I want 
And what I need 
Until the car is my shelter 
And the open road becomes my home 
But until then I’ll lay in my bed 
And listen to the cars speed 
Knowing that one day I will make it to the open road 
And the unknown will become my home 
And that one day my future will only be for me 
Made of my hopes and dreams 
And not of those surrounding me 
And on that day I will stand taller and stronger than I ever have
Knowing that all the cards I was dealt 
Lies on the broken roads behind me 
And the only cracks on the road ahead are where the flowers grow 
Where no matter how thick the clouds are the sun will still fight to shine
So I’ll pack my sunglasses, and rain coat, and whatever else I might need
On this journey to find me 
Because they’ll be days when the sun shines bright just for me 
And they’ll be others where I have my own personal rain cloud
Because every once and a while you need the rain to wash away the pain
To remind you of the dark days behind you 
Because the days ahead are so bright 
That you forget why you fought, why you’re here today, and why you still fight
So when you hear those cars don’t dwell, don’t get sad 
Look farther down the road to the days where there’s more sunshine than rain 
Where the rain only comes to wash away 
To remind you how good you have it 
Because it is good 
You can’t quit the game before you beat the boss
And save that princess trapped inside your head 
Because your life paves this road 
And this road is your journey 
And your journey has only just begun

Copyright © Andee Chesler | Year Posted 2016