up ahead and beyond

I want the drive to continue,

I want this road to never end 

sometimes, 

sometimes I don’t want to 

reach my destination 

at all

solemn with this languid hope

and all the stars above me

have holes in them

moon, how you endure so

beautifully and still glow

so barren

so desolate

all this cosmic eye candy

undressed in their prime

luring me to drive on and on

radio waves

and nature’s static buzz

and up ahead

or beyond

the lulling promise

of more

(image from fieldguidetobirds.tumblr.com)