And suddenly reality faded, gone.  

Both hands grip the wheel, 10 and 2. 

My foot pressures the gas pedal, 65.  

My finger bumps the blinker, 1, 2, 1, 2.

Music surrounds and consumes me, 100. 

The only worries and concerns that fill my mind are the ones lying on the road ahead;

Here, overthinking and triple guessing saves lives.

The stress that had lately seemed to devour me and my mind lies waiting back home;

Here, emotion feels light and free as my hair does in the wind of the open window. 

This road is my escape route and my mind is what I run from;

Here, freedom did in fact exist, I am winning. 

On this road, I can look ahead without being broken by it. 

Every decision, every risk is mine to make; 

Here, I was in complete control.  

Open windows create an open mind; 

Here, being a teenager was what I had always hoped. 

I own the ability to make my own decisions. 

Freedom is in my possession. 

Happiness grows as time passes. 

Getting to a destination seems to scare me more than the fact that I may not;

Destination stands for returning to my inescapable thoughts with nowhere to run.

Arriving represents stress, anxiety, and tears, taking complete control of my mind’s wheel back from me. 

Getting off this road means my blinding overthinking blocks out any sight of reality. 

The blinker points to its destination, 1, 2, 1, 2

My foot pressures the break this time, I come to a stop. 

My grip on the wheel weakens, my hands drop. 

I turn the key, the music cuts sharp. 

The door of overthinking awaits me;

Here, my filled mind becomes a trap, one that cannot be escaped.

Freedom has disappeared, it does not exist here.

My thoughts battle with reality. it wins. 

Once my mind submerges me in its own conceptions, there is no beating it. 

The more time passes, the less I am able to fight it. 

I dread my way to the door, then slump through it. 

Here, I return to what is reality for a teenager. 

Here, my thoughts now take the wheel, I no longer have control.  

Here, nothing can hurt me more than my own mind. 

Possibilities of success become canceled out by my mind’s conspiracies of failure and disappointment. 

Often our future achievements never become a reality once we allow our minds to stop us from trying.

Do not let the roadblocks stop you, continue down your road of success.