Dennis Nissen Poet Rhyme

The Road I Leave Behind

A long slab of gravel paved with regret
Mile markers on each side
Broken dreams merged with infinite possibilities
On the road I leave behind

Stranded in the driveway
I look in the rear view mirror to find
Infinite entities in an alternate reality
It’s the beginning of the road I leave behind

Through a shadowing abyss
I will emerge from the pits that hide
All the remorse deep down is what I regret now
There, on the road I leave behind

I believed we were invincible
Now there’s broken bridges we can’t mend
How could we be so susceptible?
I never imagined this road would end
With every step towards the door
I long for something much more
Than crimson tides that take me on a ride
Down…the road I leave behind

I hear the freedom calling my name
I don’t know if I can resist it this time
There’s a definite chance that I might dance
In the middle…of the road I leave behind

Ever thud I hear echoing on the pavement
Of the broke down highway of my life
I feel so empty looking ahead at eternity
Lining the sides…of the road I leave behind

There are two sides of a coin and two sides of me
I finally learn to walk down a straighter line
I find the other me across an alternate reality
On each side…of the road I leave behind

It’s something so undeniable
I’ve got so much to loose
I find it so unconceivable
Now that I have to choose
What would I be if a stay
But how can I walk away
Will we still be friends when our family ends?
A fire burns high…down the road I leave behind

Tears and dust from broken dreams and rust
Bitter traces of a man who can’t bend
Now that I’ve come to the end
Busted flat and broke down…on the road I leave behind
I can’t live with…
I can’t go back down…
Better walk away from the road I might leave behind

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Carol Sunshine Brown January 4, 2012 at 11:02 AM Congratulations on making it through the 1st round of PoetrySoup International Contest. Wishing you the best in the finals Dennis. Love, Carol

Lizzie Treetop November 18, 2011 at 2:48 AM Oh such a strong poem filled with such pain and feelings. Very moving and so true to what can occur to something we never dreamed could ever be. Life does have such unexpected twists and turns. Congratulations on being features this week.

Carol Sunshine Brown November 16, 2011 at 7:06 AM Congratulations on being featured this week Dennis. Love, Carol Dennis Nissen November 16, 2011 at 1:13 PM Thank you very much. It's an honor!

Dr.Ram Mehta November 16, 2011 at 3:09 AM Congratulations on your poem being featured this week, Dennis Dennis Nissen November 16, 2011 at 1:13 PM Thank you.

Jack Ross Jr. July 24, 2011 at 12:49 PM touching, emotional, sad.....Good write I like it.........Old Jack Dennis Nissen July 25, 2011 at 2:57 PM Thank you.