I feel free

I feel free today. I drive alone. The sun shines on the dashboard through the trees and the shadow of the leaves hover all around the open car. The crisp country breeze goes through one window through my hair and out the other side like a friendly visitor just passing by.

I feel free drowned in the sounds of my own singing voice and my heart that pounds along with the beat of the powerful drum and the rhythm and blues so soulfully sung. They drown out the world and the voice in my head, the routine worries that fill me with dread.

I feel free driving up this long road, a wide field beside me, a mountain to hide me and blue sky to guide me. A pond gleaming off in the distance, no other cars just me on my way to mars. I feel free.