ears ringing <br />it's all drowned out anyway <br />from the hum of my car <br />as it accelerates, <br />to the constant <br />playback <br />of the last time we spoke <br /> <br />eyes stinging <br />like salt in a wound <br />I can't see the road because <br />tears do that I guess <br />yet I push my car <br />to go faster <br />salvation <br />by racing away from reality <br /> <br />heart leaping <br />as all shuts down around me <br />I'm no longer gripping the wheel <br />or this life <br />I've wanted done <br />closure <br />I've so sought, so is found<br /><br />Lee Degnan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/it-was-my-time/
