The damn road

The road can tempt a man to escape even in the heat of paradise.

The damn road
 

  It was a  cold winter day in late December. 

I awoke with my love.
I kissed her face and lips and whisper "Good morning. "

Her beautiful young body pressed against me so tightly.

I could  hear her heart beating against my skin.

 I put my face into her flowing red hair.

 I wished for this moment not to end.

  I found her again.

 She broke my heart years ago.
I try to escape her memory by going to war.

The damn road put us back together again.

I escaped to war to lose her memory and now I'm  swimming in  warmth of her flesh and
looking into beautiful blue eyes yearning for laughter and joy again..

She told me I must get up. It was getting late.

 I was driving from Michigan to California that morning.

I brought  her closer and could hear the road calling me.

I watch her dressed.

 She was as  beautiful as when we were young and our hunger to love was possible.

I saw in her face. The joy in her eyes to have me with her. 

So funny I also saw her  desire for me to leave.

We share a meal and many tender kisses.

 I waved goodbye and I saw soft tears in her eyes as I drove away..

I should of turn back and never allowed her to leave my life.

But the damn road and my heart couldn't take losing her again.

                                COYOTE
                              8 July 2008 
 

Reviews

[Gabrielle Travis]

This is poignant and gripping.

Such sadness that you carry. Your words making it personal to the reader as well, awakening memories, we all wish to leave forever dorment of loss. It was well presented. Easy to float upon with no snags. Completely beautiful! Thank you for sharing :-)

[Asb]

i read it first because the title attracted me....but it gripped me while going further into it.
really a nice write...!

[EMMIE]

Very, very emotional, very deep. This sounds like it comes straight from the heart! Great job!

[Sandra835]

i like the underlying turmoil for having to leave but wanting to stay, as well as the confusion of a past riddled with pain, but dotted with moments of joy. Im guessing based on your other peotry, that going to war is an actuality, but also a metaphor for that inner turmoil of the first failure.

[Lily Mae]

Such a balance of beauty and pain. Sometimes it makes you wonder if loving was ever worth the risk..and then..the answer to that is hidden in sweet memories such as this.. xx thank you for sharing..xo

[KAREN]

beautiful! The road can lead us many places, hopefully to places of love. Great poem, so beautifully written.

[Star Wolf]

A very moving story in your poem. Sometimes memories of decison we make can be bittersweet and leave us regretting.

[emmajoy]

Oh my, how sad, how very sad; and yet .. and yet, oddly cruel, to me that last line's understandable. To lose once hurts like hell, but again, a second time - all you want to do is curl up and face the wall.

Beautiful, moving, sensitive, tragic writing, my friend.

It's so beautiful! and sad. its such a great write. thank you for this.

[Suzy Q]

"But the damn road and my heart couldn't take losing her again."
That last line just got to me. Ay.

[cartera]

The road is hard-metalled. A 'mood' poem that conveys the mood excellently well.
ATB
Alex.