Steering Nowhere

Engine on

Blinker ticks

No route loaded

Still moving

Bills cleared

Tank half

Lists folded wrong in the dash

Hands steady

Eyes forward

Still feels like I'm not in this seat

You nod to something planned

I watch lanes fix themselves

You speak in arrivals

I count exits

Timing keeps slipping

I don't know where this goes

I just feel the pull

The road keeps moving

Nothing feels full

Lease signed

Meals paid

Receipts blur at night

People waved when we passed

I forgot the destination

Road noise over promises

Dashboard stays blank

When it slowed, I stayed

Adjusted pace

Ignored the light

You said, "we'll see."

Hands never moved

Maybe we're still moving

But I can't feel why

You look ahead

I watch time slide by

Yeah

I read margins, not signs

Did quiet math every mile

You spoke future like interest

I kept subtracting what was missing

Didn't crash

Didn't stall

Just motion without a fall

Progress feels convincing

When no one checks the cost

I stayed quiet in the passenger space

Watching days blur out of shape

You kept saying "almost there"

Like saying it made it true

I felt the miles in my chest

Every turn felt borrowed

You drove forward

I kept asking what tomorrow was for

What's it for

Still moving

If you get somewhere

I hope it's real

I'm tired of driving

On borrowed wheels

Neutral

Foot off the pedal

If I step out now