driving down
the road late
at night
conjures memories
which come flooding
into the mind
and
as you reflect upon
them they take on
a transcendent
quality and you think
you're back at that time
and all is well.

alas.

it was fleeting.

they fade.

and you're back
on the lonely road,
with no company
but your vehicle
and the creatures
that rest in the
woods.