The Highway

I was riding down the highway,
ignoring all the sights,
caught up in the driving,
blinded by the lights.
Suddenly I saw him
hitching for a ride.
I had to pick him up.
I couldn't pass him by.
He sat down in my car
and when he said "Hello"
I knew something strange would happen
and I'd never let him go.
We were driving about eighty
and the flowers were a blur.
He made me stop and pull right over
to see what kind they were.
I saw daffodils and daisies,
violets and a rose.
I could not believe that they were
right under my nose.
I should have made the time
to notice them before,
because that is what
they were put there for.
I looked at this man
who had opened up my eyes,
and I made a vow then
that I'd change my life, I'd try.
And that  night by the roadside,
for the first time, I fell in love
will all of my surroundings
and the man sent from up above.