Commuters

Early mornings, Coffee Thermoses, napkins, messy cars. We've all had that day with bad traffic, construction, and spilled coffee. We spend our morning in our cars. In rain or shine or snow. When it's hot, we roll up our sleeves, and roll down the windows. When it's cold, we dust off our cars and shoulders before we have our morning Joe in the car. We roll into the parking lot an no one knows of the journey we've had. The adventure. We are the commuters.
We sing to ourselves and to the traffic lights. We sing to you though you may not like it. We text and  call despite the law. Get get traffic tickets, speeding tickets, and parking tickets. Our lives are hectic and messy. We are always running short on time and gas money. We have multiple reward cards-just in case, and the morning crew at the gas station know our name and just the order to place.We are the commuters.
We get flat tires and run late more than early. We dodge slowpokes and the cops. We eat junk food out of vending machines and eat meals that spin for hours on rotisserie wheels.We eat brown bagged lunches and cold dinners when we stay late, but at least we saved 10 cents on gas.
We save money, let our kids go to a better school, live in a better neighborhood. We live with our parents and on our own and it's wonderful and dreary. We commute for all these reasons, and we are paying the price with our time. But it's a wonderful journey, and we are all one of the same.