88 Mph to a Dream

What can I say? Girl's gotta go fast to reach her dream.

 

88 Mph to a Dream

 

She was on the road again

Brown hair whipping in the wind behind her

Eyes concentrated on the road

Lips curving up into a serene smile

This time, she wasn’t going back home

Their cries of exasperation would echo out

No, they didn’t matter anymore

All of the times they laughed at her

Every unpleasant remark said

They are all irrelevant now

It is her time to shine

To take on the world by herself

Never would she have thought that she would be here

Driving at 88 miles per hour

Feeling free and blissful

Swerving and looping around the road

Carelessly advancing down the pavement

Only a few more miles and her destination would be reached

Her head would be clear

For once she will be able to think for herself

To live her life wild, the way it should be

She can see the end of the path

It’s as if she is already out of her chains

“Alright girl,”

She takes in one deep breath

“I’m coming world, get ready. I’m on my way!”

Her hands let go of the steering wheel

She breathes out

Closes her eyes and reaches her hands above her head

A small sigh releases from her lips

She’s going to live the unreachable dream

The car jerked forward as she lifted out of the seat

‘Yes’ she thought

Arms spread far apart

Wings spread past her fingertips

Finally, she is unleashed

Author's Note

Tell me what you think!

Reviews

[Bud]

This was a pleasurable read...in a twisted way. The euphoria of freedom...with the unfortunate demise.
A shame that one has to go to such lengths to find what should be a given...natural attribute!
An Excellent write!

[Winter McPherson]

Very good write! The end was disturbing......but you did an excellent job of conveying the feeling of racing along and wanting to get away from everything and everyone......and then I was shocked by the end. Wow - shocked! Good job.

[Star-Born-Soul]

As one who has lost a friend or two via suicide I too find this very sad, tragic. I have had my own experience with such thoughts and actions but have since learned that the emotions are why I am here.
Be strong Starshine, the universe tends to unfold as it should. :) Oh yes - Wonderful write!! Thank you.

[universalove]

This is very sad. To let yourself go where there is hope in another world. Time will let you know when their is no more time to dream of life and deaf has no partnership. It must be the thought that count.GOOD WRITE.

[David Lewis Paget]

Unleashed, but dead, I'm afraid. I don't know that I would consider death as being 'freeing', but it's an original thought, and I suppose, appealing to someone of teenage years. Unfortunately I see too many young people disappearing off the page of life via high-powered motor vehicles for me to be unbiased about the subject. To me, it's tragic.

[Greg Skura]

A beautiful tragedy! Thank You!

[angelina neves]

very powerful! Beautifully done!

[Seriana]

Wow, very surreal almost. I read faster and faster as each line came. I could literally feel the speed-up. I love the theme behind this. To be free, to be yourself. Awesome!

[emmajoy]

Love the way the post rushes through, line after line.. then, there's that incredible finish... POW!

The end wasn't what I expected at all.. consequently had amazing impact and i had to read it again!

This is a powerful piece of writing.. great phrases in it ' Feeling free and blissful / Swerving and looping around the road ' ... that's really got pace to it (excuse the pun) .. ' She breathes out / Closes her eyes and reaches her hands above her head / A small sigh releases from her lips / She's going to live the unreachable dream '

Unusual, beautiful format.. great post. Thanks for sharing.

[Psi Phi]

To me, this is a prose poem in gift wrap. It needs to be opened.
You have the emotion there, and you know what you mean, but this reads like a first reaction to those emotions.
Dig deeper.