LyLena D. Estabine 
Racing down the old dirt road
Hundred miles at my back
I’ve got thousands of miles to go though
So, for me, no turning back
Travel under stars at night
And under sun at day
On and on and on I drive
Know I’ve got to get away
Away from all the fighting
Less exciting once its done
Away from wars and slamming doors
Men who don’t know once they’ve won
Away from all the sadness
All the madness we endure
Overdosing on emotions
Trying to find the miracle cure
Away from cement walls
Empty halls where ghosts can thrive
Where they tell you how to live
But never how to be alive
Away from cloudy skylines
Crooked guidelines people follow
People stumbling on legs crumbling
Hoping, groping for tomorrow
Away from this insanity
The calamity and strife
I’m getting away to find out
If there’s anything else to life
So racing down this old dirt road
Hundred miles at my back
I’ve got a long, long way to go
But for me, no turning back
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LyLena D. Estabine was among the top 10 finalists in ZO’s recent “Teen Media Expo.” She lives in Olathe, Kansas and attends Chisholm Trail Middle School. LyLena enjoys writing in a multitude of styles and forms, plays music, and is the proud caretaker for her three beautiful parakeets.
