A glance in the rear view mirror
A turn signal ticking and clicking like a clock
Foot off the gas now
Break a little
Slow down
The world dances around
As the car turns
Straightens up
Speeds up  
Fingers grip the steering wheel  
As if it were a life raft in the ocean,
With no sight of the shore.
A foot wants to push  
The gas pedal to the floor.
The rational mind
Is firm, but kind
Slow down, calm down
It says  
But the emotional mind won’t listen
Down,
Upset
Set upside down
The right side falls down
The wrong side jumps up
The emotional mind  
Takes control
Go
Just drive
Feeling more lost
Yet more alive
The eyes watch as the car
Swallows the never-ending highway  
Going away
Leave that place behind
The though of going back
Sickens the mind
And the fingers grip tighter
The foot, leaden, gets heavier
The fire burns brighter
Go  
Just drive  
Leave the past behind
But it is still here in the mind
If only
One could
Go
Just drive
Away from one’s mind.