my heart is not a compass

do you know
how hard it was
to take my exit tonight
to not continue driving
down the long, cold highway
past my exit and onward
closer to you

do you know
how deeply I wanted
to keep going
further, away from home
through snowy white back roads
glistening in the moonlight
closer to you

do you know
how much my heart hurt
how much I needed
to be close to you
touching you
feel you holding me close
all night, for the rest of my life
closer, ever closer to you