Sunday, 23 February 2025

Backseat driver

 


I'll let you in on a little secret.

I don't always control where my pen goes,

rarely know the destination

it is guiding to.

I just sit, a backseat driver,

telling it to slow down,

keep its eyes on the road.

I'll sometimes point out bumps ahead

and suggest some detours instead,

but mostly I'll be singing along

with the songs in my head.

 

I will sometimes plant a bulb

to brighten the road,

carry the baggage to lighten the load,

but I know not where the journey leads.

I just sit watching the city

become a forest of fallen leaves.

I'll provide the snacks

that keep our energy topped up,

unless my adhd attacks

and the clouds

become my only focus.

 

I will read the map,

all squiggly lines,

forming roadway

monsters in my mind,

as we pass through

quaintly pretty towns.

I'm transfixed,

by the beauty that exists betwixt

our man-made structures

and the golden light

casting shadows over

the sublime countryside.

The way time stands still,

a scarecrow in a wheat field.

The birds upon his shoulders

singing a melody.

 

Out destinations

are not that important,

the journey is what really

heightens the enjoyment.

The moments along the way,

the glanced looks, the smiles

that wave and say hi,

the beauty the lines every step

of our journey.

The songs that play a soundtrack

to make the flowers sway.

This is where the love is, where life sits,

where poetry flows like riverways.

Wherever we end up,

we've had the time of our life

reaching our destiny.

 

 




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Peace, Love & Poetry
Kyle

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