Simplicity

it’s 4am,
and the sky is so gray,
so bleak.

the radio needs to be turned up,
so that i can hear it over the heavy breathing beside me.

10 more hours, 1000km to go
until my life begins
again.
i’ve thought through everything
every possible plan,
the nerves in my neck, hurting.
i need to make the best decision
the best choice,
to follow the right road,
like the road i’m on now.

my eyes shift from side to side
looking for signs
for obstacles,
to make me change my mind.

follow the yellow lines.

and the light hits me.
that bright pink light
fills the entire sky
at 4:23 am.
and the song is singing to me
about simplicity.
and the sun rises,
removing the fog from the road,
from my eyes,
and everything is clear
as light…