Midnight Bus Solace

by sy
Cracked phone screen lights up the backseat Half-eaten donut on the empty chair Eyelids heavy like unpaid debts This midnight bus smells like old despair
Streetlights flicker past my window Counting exits I won’t take tonight
I’m okay with the quiet now Let the engine hum fill up my mind You did enough today don’t cry Let the rain outside sing us a lullaby
Same hoodie from last Tuesday’s shift Coffee stains map out my defeat Someone’s laughter cuts through the static A reminder I’m still human at least
Brakes sigh at every corner Another ghost town in my rearview
I’m okay with the quiet now Let the engine hum fill up my mind You did enough today don’t cry Let the rain outside sing us a lullaby
No more running just the hum Tires on wet pavement my new psalm Almost home almost dawn Whisper soft you’re not alone
You did enough today
You did enough today