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Streaks 
from worn out wipers 
dented cans, plastic wrappers 
the glow of a cigarette ****
 lying comfortably 
in the ashtray
 white knuckles tight 
on a weathered wheel empty roads
 cold and black
 eyes tired but open 
like trucker stops 
or roadside diners 
with the neons 
still on I keep driving 
teetering between 
my existence
 and a sweet dream
 I’d slip into that slumber 
if not for the passengers 
still fast asleep in my back seat So I keep driving
 as quiet 
and as lonely 
as it may be
 I keep driving 
because 
somebody 
is putting
 their trust
 in me
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Sep 9, 2014
Sep 9, 2014 at 1:49 PM UTC
The Long Drive
Streaks 
from worn out wipers 
dented cans, plastic wrappers 
the glow of a cigarette ****
 lying comfortably 
in the ashtray
 white knuckles tight 
on a weathered wheel empty roads
 cold and black
 eyes tired but open 
like trucker stops 
or roadside diners 
with the neons 
still on I keep driving 
teetering between 
my existence
 and a sweet dream
 I’d slip into that slumber 
if not for the passengers 
still fast asleep in my back seat So I keep driving
 as quiet 
and as lonely 
as it may be
 I keep driving 
because 
somebody 
is putting
 their trust
 in me
j-r-potts
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American
Sep 9, 2014
Sep 9, 2014 at 1:49 PM UTC
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