highway blues

01/2012

I've been here before

continual in my thoughts

I've sat in this very spot

over the lines painted on 

this stretch of highway 

waiting for the long   

streams of blinding light

to come up and over 

the hill, washing over me

followed by the sounds

of engines screaming by 

I could probably reach

out and grab a hold of my

life if I tried or if I 

actually cared, there

are days when the sun

touches my skin and I

feel so alive, I smile 

knowing that there is 

still warmth glowing 

somewhere inside

Author's Note

Reviews

[Looouise]

I like that you've got the NSN music video there because when you listen to it, it really aids in reading the poem. :) And it helps set more of a tone, I guess. Either way, it made me decide that your lack of punctuation is good for the piece, rather than something I initially thought it might have needed. So in that sense, I think the lack of punctuation kind of puts the reader in the atmosphere of the highway, there are moments of pauses where there might be a silence, but there's also the continual verse where it relates to continual thoughts and the cars (and life?) passing by on the highway. I also like the positive ending the poem has, it seems to work as a contrast (or maybe just takes the reader on a new direction?), it has a faith that might have seemed lacking in the beginning. I'm not sure. But this is a lovely poem, and like the setting, it's reflective. :)

[WhiteWillow]

I love the way you tell of the sun warming you on the outside, then turn it around in the very next line, shining from the inside. Really great write!

[Enigma]

Excellent and hopeful poem. Well written. Loved it. :)

[Kim's Poems]

Very moving lyrical piece, Enjoyed this

[BlueDreams]

I am so amazed to read this craft this..Things are conceived pretty well.. Great Job :-)

[Aidz]

Very kewl lyrical write Joshua... thoroughly enjoyed it

[Coyote Poetry]

I did my best thinking on my long road trips. Time to think and figure things out. I like the thoughts and the positive ending of this poem. Thank you for the excellent poetry.
Coyote