Open Road

I imagined this 15 minutes ago

“Could we turn on some music?”

I asked her.

 

I was bored by the stale echo

of our wheels, rolling

across the desert highway,

the constant wind

of no other cars,

and the endless stretch

of road and sandy landscape,

blurry where it bended

along the folds of Earth.

 

“Come on, we’ve been on the road for 44 hours,”

I said.

 

She hadn’t stopped driving,

the entire time, without rest,

but she said she could only drive safely

without any distractions, like music.

 

“Where are we going?”

I asked her.

 

She said she wasn’t sure.

Certainly, it would be

boring without music.

 

“Let me out, then”

I said.

“I’ll hitchhike, instead.”

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Great and somewhat funny description of a road trip, after awhile...lol; an enjoyable read that made me smile. I have a similar piece entitled Oasis, roadtrip in the desert.

[No One Important]

You illustrate the scene well and the frustration of the boredom as well...I enjoyed it!

[Alex]

I didn't really get it. =/ It was ok though.