early rising

if you leave now
you can beat the traffic.
no one is up
at this hour.
well, some are, but
this is what they do.
they rise,
they can't sleep,
there are things on
their mind like work
and love,
money and old age.
it used to be the milk truck,
or the van
dropping papers on
a corner.
so why you?
what brings you to
the road
at this early hour.
starting the car up
and driving
towards work, alone
on the highway, well,
almost.