skb74# | Poetry Vibe
skb74#
This poet practices good karma and posts comments 2900
contest winner
My new website is LIVE! Check it out http://skb-ii.wix.com/skbthepoet

Site Rank

COLONEL

  colonel
Total poems   27
Lifetime Views   8035
Total poems - 7 days   0
Total poems - 30 days   0
Total poems - 90 days   0
Total poems - 365 days   0
you need to login or register to leave a comment

Ditching the Dirt Roads â„¢ by S. Kristopher Byrd

CATEGORY

life

Views: 156

I've driven these same dirt roads

back and forth, over and over again.

The dust on my boots, the mud on my flaps

is the dirt left by my past that I considered a win.

Riding carefree with the windows down, sun in my face

unaware of the world around me and what's taking place.

Out here I'm free, free to be whoever I wanna be

not having to conform to the whims of society.

However, dirt roads still have have rules to follow

and when enforced my pride I must now swallow.

Like the truck in which I traveled these dirt roads so freely

I've been towed, impounded, now faced with a harsh reality.

I've asked myself, what does a captain and pilot both share?

A destination and a navigator to safety get them there.

Someone to plot the best path for the destined route

while planning for turbulence or an occasional water spout.

I commanded my vessels without any desired port

To me, this life was a race, a game, simply for sport

Dirt roads allowed me to take shortcuts and to cheat

however, life does not have a button marked repeat.

You must be registered to leave a comment. Registration is FREE.

Register

COMMENTS

Contest Winner  

charles2 says:

Good work!

login below

Forgot your username?