Road Trip

R aring to go on my first family road trip 

O nward bound to cross the ocean by ship

A tlantic ocean a remarkable vista to behold

D riving with my family traveling the open road




T urmoil  and tension inevitably begins to erupt

R aging tempers flare as our parents get abrupt

I nnocent children witness the beginnings of divorce

P arents should ask for directions when lost and off course.


Kim Merryman's Road Trip Contest.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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A  Avatar
September 5, 2013 at 7:52 AM
Hi Cecillia, , Congratulations on your win ~SKAT~
Dietrich Avatar
September 1, 2013 at 2:24 PM
I seem to remember this one and am glad to see it again on the winners list. Congrats, sweetie.
May Avatar
August 31, 2013 at 9:38 AM
congrats on your win Cecillia
Adams Avatar
August 31, 2013 at 8:39 AM
nicely done....congrats on your win!
Morgan Avatar
August 31, 2013 at 7:52 AM
very important poem Congrats on your win. Morgan
A   Avatar
August 31, 2013 at 7:41 AM
Good morning Lovely Cecilia, congratulations and the advice,,, love Linda
Gorelick Avatar
August 30, 2013 at 9:31 PM
Ouch! nice write, but kind of sad. congrats. BG
Merryman Avatar
August 30, 2013 at 8:43 PM
Cecilia, thank you for supporting my contest and congrats on your 4th place win! Well done! Love, Kim
Beaufort Avatar
August 25, 2013 at 10:33 AM
Cute and very, very funny and true. It's amazing how difficulties can erupt.
J.T. Avatar
August 21, 2013 at 12:20 AM
Nicely done. Its a recurrent motif that guys don't ask for directions.
Carroll Avatar
August 20, 2013 at 8:49 PM
Hi Cecilia, Nice acrostic poem...thanks for sharing.. Ken..
Lamoureux Avatar
August 20, 2013 at 6:42 PM
In that case it must be Dad's fault because guys rarely ask for directions. Joking aside being confined can magnify emotions. If this is real I am sorry you lived through it.
Macfarlane Avatar
August 20, 2013 at 8:30 PM
You are correct and was the trip from hell, drove from Newfoundland on way to Rhode Island, we got as far as Boston and got lost, plus van broke down, The bickering was real bad. When garage fixed van, dad turned around and drove back home even though we were closer to Rhode Island, so you can imagine the fighting on the way back, lol
Boskovski Avatar
August 20, 2013 at 12:01 PM
What a very clever and greatly written poem! Awsome job on this poem~ from your fellow poet and new fan... Christopher xoxo :)
Jones Avatar
August 19, 2013 at 1:12 PM
Adorable!......great entry....:-)
Dua Avatar
August 19, 2013 at 5:51 AM
great ideas used in this lovely write of yours !!.......................Saanvi
Akanbi Avatar
August 19, 2013 at 4:30 AM
Great poem!
Dietrich Avatar
August 16, 2013 at 10:29 PM
oh my, that last line says it all!!! My mom fought nearly every night with my stepdad, and yet she stayed with him until the bitter end (when he was with Alzeheimers disease). I really like your acrostic. I did mine on our family vacations too. Not posted yet. I did it on a happy note since we really did have some good times growing up , as I am sure you did too.
Horne Avatar
August 16, 2013 at 2:46 PM
thought provoking write, my friend
Gorelick Avatar
August 15, 2013 at 9:45 PM
Good one...trapped in a car with fighting parents. Hmmm..not much fun. A little typo in "Atlantic"? Good work. BG
A   Avatar
August 15, 2013 at 8:48 PM
Hi Cecilia, how are you? I love this acrostic poem.. I agree all parents should ask for directions when lost... lucky me I have GPS.. enjoyed your write...Linda
Tacito Avatar
August 15, 2013 at 2:57 PM
What a damn twist!!!! Very, very hard hitting last line. So true! Excellent!
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