Its quiet now, after a long day at work <br />Phones finally hushed <br />Lights domino out <br />Black roads snake away <br />In a wide arc from the city <br />Bright lights glitter through the night <br />Cold comfort, from the daily grind! <br /> <br />The car’s subdued hum feels companionable <br />The absence of chatter, a relief <br />Allowing the mind to wander, in aimless circles of thought <br />People whizzing by, everything looks so …. everyday <br />Glad this road has many exits, to different destinations <br />If everyone wound up in the same place <br />The world would go mad! <br /> <br />Exits allow an escape to the beyond, something for everyone! <br />I look up to … black skies, hmmm might rain tonight <br />A distant lightning flash, races delightfully <br />In stark contrast to a plane, impatiently flashing lights <br />To reach firm ground, and disgorge people <br />Cooped up for hours in the other guys bad breath and nudgy elbows <br />I wonder if chickens feel like this too! <br /> <br />Finally I reach the exit I was cruising to <br />And ease into parking, relief washes over me! <br />As I leave the cocoon of my journey, turning off the car <br />My almost-ritual of light and sound; stillness shivers before I step out <br />Into a cold night, Honey I’m home, to an empty house I call <br />But glad some journeys, <br />Lead us to places we know.<br /><br />Anita Atina<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/honey-i-m-home/
