Traveler

Thumping dots

thumping and

thumping until a jerk

and a waiver

Blurry stars flashing across

wet windows-

endless black

endless yellow

endless red

Static and

strained ears

straining eyes

lids closing

aching

tearing

no sleep

no rest

no energy

searching for something with

white knuckles

a single foot cramp

and a loose metallic sound

from somewhere behind- getting 

louder with every jolt from

every tar-filled crack

the heat lulls

the cold doesn't wake
the wipers are a dangling pocket watch

and there are 

too many miles to count.