Shift

I've driven miles to see you.
  Spent hours on the road.
  Crossing bridges in front of me
and burning those in the past.
  White lines speeding by
like cocaine on the darkest nights.
  Streetlights showing the way
to a girl that I used to know.
  Pumping the brakes
to slow my heartbeat,
as the thought of you
accelerates
the blood flowing through my veins.
  Keeping my eyes open
as time takes its toll.
  And I pay the price
that only lovers can afford;
Leaving me empty handed
absent minded
and blurry eyed.
  Hoping that the distance will
not prove to be too much,
and me not enough.