Driving

As I drive from work I drift.
Feet and hands move without
     my direction.
Off to dream-land I go...
I met someone today who took
     the path I didn't want to follow.

While I move through intersections
     I determinedly make my wish--
A man to fold me in his arms.
A kiss hello and a lunch date to
     talk about nothing meaningful.

Tears sprang to my eyes as I realized--
No matter how hard I wished,
     he would never be.
I pulled myself away from that dream-land
     and the fuzzy road came into focus.

Sometimes you pursue the path you never
     intended to follow.