stay in your lane

the tunnel dips
down into the soft
earth going under
and under further,
then into water
where you are sub
merged without
natural light and
everything slows
down, the road grows
narrow, the radio
dies. you crawl
with headlights on,
for miles, trying
hard to keep a
distance between
you and others, staying
safely in your lane.
and then you see
the vague sheen
of sunlight as you
rise out of the
darkness and hit
the pedal towards home.