Confessions of a Road Warrior

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. But, whoever they were didn’t know that absence sucks. They didn’t know that when she cried every time I left I died a little. They didn’t know that those days when we traveled through dead zones I searched the bus for some higher power to keep the texts coming. They didn’t know how hard it is to be two time zones apart when she was crying because of a bad day. Absence might make the heart grow fonder, but it only worked that way the first time around.

It's not an option. It's a job. I am a road warrior and I have nothing to give her but a kiss on the cheek as I say my goodbyes.