Free Day
I sped past some and never stopped
didn’t slow down or take a look
others had me riding the clutch
they gave less than all they took
photo enforcement snapped a shot
ticketed me by US mail
saying if I didn’t pay the fine
they would send my butt to jail
the highway curved and I hit bumps
couldn’t see around the turns
dense, green trees and mountains tall
on and on as my life churned
tried to put it in perspective
same old thoughts and vivid dreams
a faceless man without a care
who lived to edit plotted schemes
when I look back on our red past
short in nature, blue in hue
you don’t miss what you didn’t have
it all started and ended with you
just because I don’t write more
doesn’t mean I’ve less to say
poems burn hot inside my brain
for me to blog on a free day
Copyright © Jo Bien | Year Posted 2011
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