Traveling Companion

On road trips, my guy takes the wheel

my nerves are on edge; his are steel

He conquers each mile

with his silver fox style

while I sing off-key, but with zeal

If he needs a snack, it’s alright

our snack bag is never packed light

I hand him some food

to ensure his good mood

as he drives on and on through the night

I keep him awake with my chatter

road games, and word games, and patter

Sometimes he sighs

and then rolls his eyes

and I say with surprise, “What’s the matter?”

With all of the miles that we’ve racked up

And the times that we’ve unpacked and packed up

I’ll admit that we’ve fussed

and sometimes we’ve cussed

but mostly we’ve laughed ’til we cracked up

On some of our trips, we’ve been harried

and the places we’ve seen have been varied

o’er the miles that we’ve traveled

our love hasn’t unraveled

It’s been 30 years since we married

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