You're exhausted always, even before you leave the starting point.
Making inside jokes to remember why or how you began the friendships with the others,
And stoping to pee at abandoned fuel stations.
Look up at the sky while you pee, it makes the experience much more rewarding.
Nervously clenching the wheel, fiddling with the cruise control;
Why not just drive in the middle to increase the nervousness of others.
"I'm fine" you say to calm others as well as yourself, but they know just as well as you.
Nothing wrong about those thoughts, that's why we have Grand Theft Auto.
Sleeping is more difficult than trying to stay awake during your driving shift
(At least Bob knows to stop when he can't go anymore).
Do you rest your head on the window, straining your neck while your head
Keeps slipping into the crevice between the seat and window
With a thud and bruise to follow each time the car swerves.
Or perhaps curl up into a human ball on the seat
By removing your belt and risking your neck.
The next 12 hours are brutal and damaging to the body and psyche,
As well as your sense of humor.
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