On The Road With A Load

On The Road With A Load

1 Aug 2016

Singing as the miles pass

And laughing at in-jokes,

They’re in their own class,

Acting like silly folks.

Driving down the long road,

The loving couple Cheryl and Kate,

Deliver another full truckload

After dodging cars on the interstate.

As they arrive safe and unstressed, 

Kate has the needed driving skills

To best any tight parking test.

She earns money to pay the bills.

Know Woe

Know Woe
6 May 2016

My commute was horrible.
People weren’t very nice.
The other drivers were terrible.
I almost got hit twice.
Traffic was the worst, wouldn’t you know,
The real possibility of a flat tire
In the miles and miles of slow and go
Just pushed my stress levels higher.
Arriving home, I promptly collapse.
Tomorrow’ll be another rat race.
I dream of retiring, perhaps.
My life needs a change of pace
And I’m in danger of a relapse.
Thinking, I don’t see any choice,
My life’s stalled, stuck in a rut.
Nothing makes my heart rejoice,
But I’m angry enough to kick butt.
Alas, I don’t know who’s butt to kick.
I want to feel better, that’s for sure.
All this stress is making me sick.
Tonight I’ll make alcohol my cure.
One immediate affect of drinking
Is a change in mood and thinking.
So as to not borrow sorrow,
I’ll think about tomorrow tomorrow.