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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