Another day, another dollar,
Driving to work with those same
White knuckles,
Which grip and steer the heart of his vehicle.
He’s finding no safety in these
seat-belt buckles.
If he doesn’t crash this car himself,
It’d be a miracle.
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Listening to the same old song
On the American top forty.
He knows his life’s gone wrong,
When his music choice is corny.
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But, secretly he likes it
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But, secretly, he wants to die
~
I’m not sure what that says about his music?
~
I suppose it’s to-die-for acoustics.
~
Those white knuckles grip,
Straight in-front of glossy eyes,
If he were to jerk this wheel right now,
No one would be surprised.
~
There’s a valley down and to the right of here.
As the car speeds on, the point draws near.
This would be a great damn spot to steer.
~
The brain says “do it!”
~
The heart says “wait!”
~
He knows he’ll fuck it up,
If he hesitates.
~
As the spot draws near,
His intention grows clear.
~
He grits his teeth,
~
And sheds a tear.
~
Then jerks the wheel,
~
To end up in,
~
A wreck of steel.
~
Yet, he wouldn’t die today for real.
~
Bang!
~
And he was back in his car,
Hands on the wheel,
Sheeran on guitar,
None of it was real.
~
He’d live to tempt fate another day,
And to give death’s plan one more delay,
But for now, it’s time he earns his pay.
Another amazing poem from you! ❤
I really think you ought to be a poet ^^
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I was always a poet, I just didn’t know it 😝 Thanks my friend ❤
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You discovered yourself and now you shine like a star… ❤
Well, can you please repeat about the collab? I don't really know what it is 🙂
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What do you mean, repeat it?
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Well, I was asking you “What does collab mean?”
I hope you did not mind 🙂
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Collaboration. Two people working together on something.
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That sounds interesting… ! 🙂 I would love to do a collab 🙂
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You just need to email me then 😉 Use my contact me page and I’ll email you back ASAP my friend. We can discuss ideas.
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Oh yes! That would be my first task after exams 🙂
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Can’t wait
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Me too 🙂
Exams are so tiring -_-
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This poem reminds me of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Imp of the Perverse,” serving as a modern-day version of it.
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I’ve never read it but now I’ll have to! Thanks 😊 you’ve piqued my curiosity
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A wild ride for sure, Mathew! Good one!
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Thanks! I definitely had fun writing this one. I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t some of me in this character but I guess every fiction writer leaves a piece of themself in all they write.
Thanks for reading 😊
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kind of depressing…
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:p Welcome to my life, lmao. I try to balance my posts out between happy and the hard stuff, but all of those emotions are important to me.
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and it’s nice that your writing provides you an outlet for exploring those emotions
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Seriously! Thanks for sharing your thoughts Jim
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Interesting meter. I like the references and the twist.
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Thanks Chelsea 😊
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The funny thing is I don’t really even know all the terminology for poetry or creative writing. I just feel like I have an idea of what sounds good when written, some creativity and a lot of emotional depth.
I’ve never been much of a traditionalist in anything. Always kind of a rebel or a misfit. Maybe I’ll learn all of that in University this year.
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🙂 Me, neither. There goes my credibility.
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Hahah! Thanks for being honest with me 😂
Well, we do alright!
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I loved it! What a great journey, or rather, drive, you took me on. We have a very similar thread, reading this!
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I try to keep my stuff balanced! Maybe you know why I wanted to interview you so much now 😊
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I do! Haha! Yes I know what you mean about the balance. But that’s not hard for us thinkers!😁
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True. Very true and I’m a Libra. So it’s a nust
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😁😉
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