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 They say it’s all about the journey, I used to disagree. Because I loved the destination but now I start to see That when I finally get there, I think about the time When we outsang the radio and thought we sounded fine. The many fights that made Dad say, “I’ll turn this thing around!” And how easy we’d make him laugh to calm him right back down. The countless times we took a stop to stretch our legs were great, Because space can get pretty tight when the car is packed with eight. We all took turns to close our eyes and have a little nap Or listen to whoever drives get lost and blame the map. Oh how I love it in the car when we’re all having fun So how I hate when we arrive and all of that is done. Next to the pool, with earphones in, those times I can’t recall But memories of getting there always do stand tall. So Destination, here we are, but not as a family. And as for me, I now agree, it’s all in the journey.

http://teenink.com/poetry/free_verse/article/38514/The-Journey/

The persona of the poem is from a teen point of view. This poem is recent, and the author is American. The tone would be very positive, and happy because the author is saying that they love how fun it is in the car. They talk about how much fun they have just spending time together with the family in the car and how it is a little sad when they get to where they are going because the fun of the car ride is done. My favorite parts are also the same as the parts I can relate to. I relate to the fact that sometimes when we go on car rides we can have so much fun, and once we get to where ever we were going that fun is sort of over. Plus, my dad will always say things like threaten to take us home or when we get lost they just blame the map. I think the author wrote this poem because they wanted to show people that family's aren't that different from one another that some family's have all the same quirks and routines. The intended audience would really be anyone open fro a nicely written poem about family and just having fun. I think that the poem just represents the fun that you can have with people in your family that most people take for granted or just overlook.