No Boundaries

(A Lesson in Driving ...For Girls)

a girl should drive, if she can
just take the wheel and step on the gas
shake off the weak knees and the cold hands
just drive, if you can.

a girl should drive, take the risk!
it's all in the mind, really.
as you take on uphill roads, highways and crazy taxicabs
turn the wheel, drive if you can.

a girl should drive to see the sights
to feel the speed, smell the ocean from afar,
discover new places; whether it's noon or night--
off you go, no one's there to stop you.

a girl should drive, unmindful of men and the way they see you drive.
"too slow", "be careful", "look in the mirror" they say
and then you do-- seeing yourself, saying silently
"I can drive!"

a girl should drive so she can use her time
growing, learning, getting lost,singing while driving,
be where she wants to be. Choices, choices--
there are no boundaries to where she can be.

a girl should drive, if she can. really.