Highway 61

by Ethan Wright

Published: Jul 1, 2026
Category: Melancholy

The white lines stretch into the heat,
Where asphalt and the desert meet.
The radio plays a scratchy blues,
To help me shake the heavy news.

I drive to nowhere, drive to flee,
From all the things inside of me.
The open road, a lonely friend,
That doesn’t have a stopping end.