Second Favourite Feeling
Singing my lungs out, singing loudly
The music so carefully
chosen for the journey
when there’s no one in the car with me
Screaming at the dashboard
wailing for the headlight beam
Wait, did I just hit that note
we’ll never know… it’s miles behind me now
Caught in traffic
other drivers smiling at me
if only
they could sing the harmony
Songs of unions, songs of absence
songs of pleasure, songs of pain
songs of laughter, songs of sadness
Songs of love, songs of praise
By the time that I arrive
my throat’s a little dry
voice huskier than usual
but on my face, always a smile
Singing along to the music
on some long journey
My second favourite feeling
driving home to number one...
[2023]
Tom
Thu 12th Jan 2023 22:36
Ah thanks M.C. It's always a pleasure when one of these chimes with you. Driving & singing has been therapy, a joy, a hobby, a guilty pleasure (which I now see are just 'pleasures'), magical times and no doubt the place many of the poems on WoL might have been formed. Thanks for reading.