I was driving in a downpour the other night.
Cold rain, in cold temperatures, on the verge
Of becoming snow.
The headlights of the oncoming cars
Were screaming. Like fireflies
Getting too close to me,
Flirting too close with my strained eyes.
Damn those LEDs!
Astigmatism sets a true challenge;
Encouraging lights to shoot off beams
With halos emitting from the source.
And those rays of light bounce.
Those light rays bounce off the rain,
Off of pretty shiny cars,
Off of the wet ground that reflects
The darkness of night.
And I feel like I’m driving on a lake
With the northern lights below
The car tires.
The road seems to disappear
And the car, and myself,
Cautiously float off onto this
Lake of northern lights.
And all I can do is be alert and
Safely glide home.