The gas tank is full
Only me in this car
Driving 365 miles down the road
Have I ever driven this far?
Alone.
Songs blaring
Sun blazing
Cactus blurred
Mountains slowly moving from the windshield to the rear view mirror
Wildflowers dancing in the breeze
So many “out-of-state’ers” on the road with me
Leaving behind a unique circumstance
The family I grew up with all together
As one.
No outsiders, spouses, children
Just a lot of beautiful reminders
Of where I have been
What filled my heart as I was growing up.
Driving toward my grown up life
With a renewed sense
Everything, I, am alright.
It feels so good to know
On each end of this road
I have family who loves me so
And are waiting, wanting me to
Drive safely
Arrive with fewer thoughts taking over my mind.
As each new song beats on
Their words and tune a perfect blend
With the scenery, with the moment
Giving me great company on this
My longest yet
Solo road trip.
The Shady Tree 
Enjoy that trip!
Oh I sure did Shane, thanks! It was this past weekend. I enjoyed every mile 🙂
Nice, that’s great to hear. I thought it may have been a recent trip since I believe you also posted some pics from it on the photo challenge.
Yep, I had to do something in the long stretches to keep me awake. So, I took some photographs while on the road. I usually write something with my photo challenge post. This time I felt like it was a significant enough trip the photos and words deserved to stand on their own.
Thanks for noticing and commenting!
Love it! I felt the SAME way flying home today! What a GREAT trip! Many soul searching moments! Our drive out there was GREAT! Sister time was my favorite! Listening to your stories, your words uninterrupted! One I will NEVER forget! Thank you for the experiences 🙂 miss you already!
Love seeing your words here! Thank you for the support and being open to sharing such a great time together.Safe travels home!! Miss you too.
What a wonderful opportunity! Good for you.
It really was “a moment” I won’t forget. I wondered if I could stay awake that long, and I did. Plus, it just felt great to be solo.