Highways and intersections
This is your life passing by
One agonizing moment at a time

Striving to go faster
To go further

You'll probably make it a long ways ignoring the road signs
Or looking in the rear view mirror

Pushing for just one more mile
One more day

And yet

One night in the freezing rain I find myself alone on a crowded highway
Bustling with engines and pistons

And for a second I shut my eyes and push the pedal to the floor
Drifting away towards enlightenment

I float in empty space
Going left
Or right

Into trees and ditches
Or maybe drivers by my side

And I'm sure that going fast enough
And on busy streets
Such as these

You could technically drive like this for the rest of your life

In bliss
And peace
And freedom

But I open my eyes to the blinding light
And put my foot through the floor
To push for one more mile
For one more day

And so the great race goes on
And you may contribute but a single death