Scenic Route

The children ask to go to Disney
we tell them we cannot do that 
but we can go for a drive
and get ice cream today

Sweet cream is dripping from their faces
wind is whipping through our hair 
as we take the back roads
and nod to the trees
blushing in shades of gamboge and ginger   

Someone asks for a song 
from our favorite band
everyone is singing along
laughing at whoever gets the lyrics wrong

And I look behind me 
at my children
gangly limbs filling the whole space
beautiful and tender 
to all the whispers of the world 

We are going nowhere
and everywhere 
all at the same time 

Blessed are those
who face the cold hard facts
but still put the car into drive
to take in the scenery along the way

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KARA M. ANGUS is a writer living in West Virginia with her family. She enjoys running, gardening, and volunteering at a local non profit. Connect with her on Instagram @kanguswrites.