Life Is A One Way Street

Life is a one way street
With a graveyard at the end.
There are no cops patrolling this road,
And there is no speed limit.

On this street, there are
No limitations.
No speed bumps.
No Off Ramps, and no On Ramps.

You can take this road as fast as you like
Or as slow as you want.
You can risk it all,
Or risk nothing at all.

Along this street,
You may pick up "Hitchhikers"
And you can take them to the grave with you,
Or drop them off where they ask you to.

You can choose to walk this street,
Or drive this road.
But no matter what you choose,
You can't double back.

The road ahead starts off
Smooth and easy
But depending on what you do,
Will change the terrain ahead of you.

Choose to live recklessly,
And the road will turn rocky,
With potholes and death every mile,
Cracks, fissures, oil spills, black ice and other things vile.

But choose to live careful,
And this road will remain smooth.
And you're travels only plagued by death
Sporadically.

Live dangerous, and the distance to the grave
Will change every millimeter.
Live cautious,
And the distance may grow longer.

So be forewarned,
As you follow this road.
Your life is yours,
So let it unfold.

But you pick your own fate
Remember this well.
I don't care if you believe
In heaven or hell.

Just remember, this road is yours.
And yours alone.
Have fun,
And avoid traffic cones.

Reviews

[Sleeping Maiden]

Ha ha, i definately enjoyed this very much! It made me think of life and even my own.. how i'm steering my own life. This is amazing. =) I love how you wrote it.
It's true. It's our own choice how we take life.. fast or slow.. it's up to us..
No one else can direct us. Just our own.. decisions..
Thanks for this. Fantastic write!

Great lessons of wisdom, through great flowed sentences.
A poem full of life experience, roots, and perhaps most important message... Top Notch. May I say; "Спасибо"? :)

[Alex Vidmar]

zombies, dear Natty. zombies. not vampires. (not yet anyways) but thank you :)

[Sahar moonlight]

This was a very new and unique way to show the path of life to death.
The way you compared it to a one way road was really interesting, and your every stanza was full of meaning and wisdom.

I love your new style of poems :) away from vampires

[Rhea752]

"Have fun,
And avoid traffic cones."
that was a good mood breaker a nice way to get your point across but let the reader laugh a little

[Raven Starhawk]

You readily pen words that are true and so well exercised. I know the message you are so cleverly displaying is one most show pay attention to.

[Pikachu]

"But you pick your own fate
Remember this well.
I don't care if you believe
In heaven or hell."
My favorite part. c: