Road Weary

Road Weary

 

 

seconds march slowly

in peculiar fashion

and i am minutes to hours behind

a schedule i have never adhered to in life

 

lagging is my sagging attitude

the agony of pulled muscles running from the past

i have slowed down to a crawl

the drum beats a condensed dream

into submission

 

i am the face of the clock on the wall

of wishes

if only time could reverse like the miles

on an odometer...

 

but this vehicle has no  backwards tread

only a dread of future streets

 

and the hands of time

that hold me hard to this earth

jogging in a place

in my quicksand mind.

 

 

erin-cilberto

7/20/16

Reviews

[Gee]

Life eh, we freewheel through childhood years, have an ever quickening ride to 40, then it's a " hold on to your hats" downhill race to meet the dreaded reaper. No point in regrets and "what ifs" because that ain't gonna change a thing apart from your mood. Enjoyed the read

[jacob erin-cilberto]

true true...hold on to your hats...

thank you, Gee.

j.

[Bacchus]

and yet when we tamper with the odometer...
it's just a lie, right?

a clock's face with a quicksand mind- so interesting- i really like it.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Bacchus.

j.

[redzone]

you may be able to turn back the hands on a clock, or the miles on an odometer, but this doesn't change that time has past and the car has the wear and tear of those miles... both illusions we fool ourselves with in attempts to halt the "sinking" into that quicksand...

we knew we were right back in the day, and while some may have given up on those principles, we cannot, and shouldn't.. we knew everything had to be changed back then and even more so today.. it is not a turning back but of continuing to go forward and learning as we go...

neither is easy to sink or to continue, but only one can make for a better life and the world we live in.. just something I was thinking as I read your poem Jacob.. your metaphors are as striking as ever and appreciated..

redzone

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh if only we could move forward...learning, and changing ourselves and what's bad in this country...if only.

j.

[Einstein Noodle]

it sucks to be stuck ... turning back the odo is also illegal ;) this is so human ..we have our dreams and keep them alive one way or another until we feel the crunch .. all kinds of pressures to get the thing done ..but simply not able ... i have been a Harley guy all my remembered life ..even as a toddler i wanted one of "those" when motorcycle cops went by (Harleys only in those days) so i have owned them for most of my adult life ..with periods of yrs without for one reason or another ..but during those dry times i made it a point to visit the Harley Shop in the area to smell the leather, oil, paint and metal ..to keep the dream alive ... if its alive ... its a fact says i!
but i sure feel the quicksand you speak of
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for sharing your Harley background...and incredible insights as always...

appreciate your visits, E.

[Einstein Noodle]

i have never been disappointed reading your stuff sir jacob ... WC and other venues for writing greatly benefit from those such as your self ..your background and experience shows .. and all can improve in the exchanges of reading and reviewing .. a blessed day to ya sir!

[Lyn Anderson]

This poem seems twofold -- the physical passage of time and the aging that goes with it, but also, the mental gluing/ungluing that happens when we are stuck in a depressed rut. You definitely know how to string together a lovely set of metaphors that gel into one cohesive piece.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your really kind review, KL...

j.