“The highway slipped past our quiet tires,
streetlights specks in the distance.
I lost all sense of time,
out of place from my suburban town,
seeking solace in our silence.
As we drove on, I watched the stars
their quiet elegance
magical, twinkling, unafraid.
And on that unfamiliar highway
I didn’t feel so lost.”
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