The Ride
When someone else is at the wheel,
There’s not much you can say
‘Cause no one likes a back-seat driver
Getting in the way.
A passenger cannot control
The route or time or speed
And so restraint and patience
Are the virtues that you’ll need.
You may be in a bus or cab
Or van or car or train
Or anyplace where someone is
In charge of the terrain.
If you are not the captain,
Keep your censuring inside;
Just take a breath, sit back, relax
And tolerate the ride.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2013
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