Night Drive

Often when I drive,
I wear a blindfold.
I can never remember when I put it on
and there is certainly no intentional reason why.

It's just a habit I have
flying high
and full of charge
my hands on the wheel
the responsibility is all mine
Blind.
Blind
as a bat to the scenic mountains
or the open ocean,
or to the many stations I should have stopped for.
I don't even enjoy my dreams
in the dark
in the quiet
beneath the blindfold.