Elton Camp Poet Rhyme

An Example of Road Rage

An Example of Road Rage?

By Elton Camp

I was out on a country road for a drive
About a coming car I said, “Man, alive!”

Driver was going around a sharp curve
Badly out of control, he began to swerve

As we just barely escaped a collision
I heard a shout that I thought derision

“Hog!” is the word the driver did yell
I thought, “You’re the hog.  Go to hell.”

I rounded the curve & got another view
Saw that what he said was literally true

For the single word he had time to say
Was actually meant in a helpful way

For standing in the road was a huge sow
I veered & missed her but don’t know how

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Joe Flach January 6, 2012 at 11:41 AM Yes, sometimes, once we know the whole picture of the situation and understand the perspective of our fellow man, the suppossed insults and rants take on a whole new meaning. It has been more than once that in hindsight I wanted to take back the anger and middle finger display I shared out of uniformed stupidity and conclusion jumping. Nice write - fun and enjoyable. Thanks for sharing. Elton Camp January 6, 2012 at 4:24 PM Hey Joe, Thanks for reading and for your sensible comment. Incredibly, on another site where I posted this poem, a responder took me to task for lack of clarity and wanted to know if I hit or missed the hog! He missed the point of the write entirely. Elton