The Hitchhiker

What would you do?

The Hitchhiker

 

By Elton Camp

 

The person in a dilemma seems to be

You’d like to provide a ride for free

If on the road you allow him to remain

Might miss a chance an angel to entertain

 

With bad luck, that could easily be you

You hesitate, trying to decide what to do

Car slows and you see his hopeful eyes

From within, compassion begins to rise

 

Perhaps he is someone’s brother or father

How likely is this poor man you to bother

And inside your car it is so warm and dry

“Pick him up,” in your heart you do cry

 

Underneath that coat may be a gun or knife

He may be a psycho who will take your life

Then your heart must be overruled by mind

You step on the gas and leave him behind