I've been down
this road before.

I've felt the lurch
of its twists,
its stomach sinking
turns.

I've seen the green expanse
pass by in a blur
of fickle memories.

And when we slowed,
I watched time do the same,
droplets of dew caressed
our cracked window panes.

I've been down
this road before.
watched the sun
leave us for another.
But it always returned,
glinting, winking all the same.

But we forgave
as mothers do,
who just can't seem
to let go, even as they
see their child from afar.

I've been down
this road before.
I know its dead ends.


So we will take another route.