A Change Of Pace

THE JOURNEY

As our journey continued
Lights twinkled onto the horizon
Were they stars spreading across the darkening sky
Or just another sprawling city rolling toward us

We kept moving toward the spectacle ahead
In anticipation of what
A night traveling in peaceful spaces
Or the anonymity of a crowd

As our journey continued
Lights progressed over the horizon
Creeping nearer as we decided
Whether to insinuate ourselves into their presence

With the darkness descending
They grew brighter by degrees
Leaving us to wonder at their brilliance
And forcing us to address the decision not yet made

As our journey continued
Lights lurked into the periphery
We did not notice their presence
And they overtook us in our hesitancy