The Proof Is In the Pudding 1
The weather was fine today so I decide to go outside and play
I didn't have a plan but I was consistent with the weather man
I stepped out of the house and walked down the empty street
to absorb fresh air and free my mind of the burdensome cares
But despite this effort my spirit took me on a long journey elsewhere
I walked along the sidewalk and sip tea from my big blue cup
and push my bicycle beside me to keep my company
while listening carefully to the sounds that roams mystically around
I walked along Chain bridge road and continue my journey on
courthouse road I heard there was a park filled with big shark
So I embraced myself to face my curiosity
I have been wanting to go on this road for weeks
But I had to wait until the Spirit speaks
Today a compulsive power forced me to ride down courthouse road
Expensive cars drove up and down the busy streets
and garbage trucks were rumbles around with terrible sounds
I have not seen so many garbage trucks in one day
Today was Santa clean up day men hanging on the side
of garbage trucks enjoying the secret ride
I stumbled upon a broken red light at the intersection
And something tells me that circummstances was not right
Suddenly the street comes alive and cars started to run and hide
Body language speaks and the cars language spoke very loud
They drive with a certain rhythm so you could tell that they are running or hiding something
The truth was staring at me and I continue to hide it any longer
You knew truth from the first day before I start singing and pray
but you kept going around in circles hoping for a miracle
trying to prove what you already know to sustain the television show
I continued my journey along road courthouse road
and something significant caught my attention
A moose lodge perhaps founded in eighteen fifty six
stood at the corner bringing back memories that transpired in eighteen century
James Buchanan won the general election
And the great train wreck transpired between Camp Hill and Fort Washington
It was interesting to know all about this historical eclips
Big naked giant trees standing tall without a peck of leaves
Big trees sprouted in the air looking lonely, depressed and bare
No breeze, no sound, just nakedness flirting all around
Winter is very cruel it sucks the life out of nature
and whips up a distasteful flavor
I stood in the destitute park observing the trees
and woman came along with a friendly dog in her hand
The dog walked around and smells my foot trying to see if it could trust me
It wags its tale and jumped around then poo on the ground and starts to frown
I asked the woman about her dog breed but she could not say for certain
I began to wonder if she was the rightful dog owner or just the dog walker
she wasn't even sure of the color but the dog was black and brown for sure
The woman yawned as if she was hungry or perhaps she has just woken up
The traffic piled up all over the street and I could feel my anxious heart beat
I walked through the battered park but nothing was there to appease my curious heart
The empty park stood up in front of me sucking up my energy as it seeks for clarity
I continued my journey on courthouse road trying to find the audacious end
But when I reached the intersection the fire truck kept driving around
disrupting the town with its loud and terrible sound, but there was no fire
They wanted to make themselves known and intimidate people with the blazing sound
I came across a seven day Adventist church as I journeyed along courthouse road
I have not seen a church like this in ages and something resurface to the stages
I had no room to absorb its meaning so I continue my journey and forget about it
From the top of the hill many cars could not keep still they were running away from something
The law and order lights were flashing in the square everyone was out in full gear
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Continued in next Poem.(The proof is in the Pudding 2)
Copyright © Christine Phillips | Year Posted 2017
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