Driving in the rain

Raindrops beating their melody on the windshield

The repeated rhythm lulling me to sleep

Head nodding as my grip on the wheel loosens.

A sky-illuminating flash snaps me back to focus

Cutting through the darkness, hundreds of red pin pricks shine

I realize as I roll along that each red bead is another life

What thoughts go through their head as they drive along

Where are they going, what are they dreaming?

Are they aware that the world outside their car is alive?

That they person they just passed has dreams, thoughts, and goals too

I never thought about it on any other drive

That these lights that stretch for miles ahead and miles behind

Are following their own paths

And I play but a small part

Just another car passed

Another face the glimpse for a brief moment

As they head to their destiny