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And We Drove
by Janet Leister
And we drove
flat out, pedal to the metal
as fast as the solar wind.
The view soared for miles of straightaway
with not another car in sight
And we drove
breeze roaring though the open windows
no A/C for me, I prefer
the fuel-injected humm
drowning out Van Halen,
ain't talkin’ ‘bout love,
long hair stinging my face like needles
as I turned to look at you
face laughing, eyes gleaming
and the tachometer inching upward
And we drove
suddenly, in that stolen glance,
I saw myself in your eyes for the first time:
sun streaked hair whipping crazily,
tanned caramel legs long and strong
eyes glistening, heart pounding
every cell abuzz with adrenaline
a wild thing running free
And we drove
through infinity
our skin warm and golden
from the setting sun
rejoicing in the light and open sky
we fit together like pieces
of a precision machine
torquing over the red line
ecstasy by the side of the road
And we drove
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