Dead end days

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I followed the road map I found

inside of my broken heart

and drove to the edge of yesterday

 

Got out of my car and looked

over the side

 

There at the bottom of this very deep ravine

I could see today,

 

so I jumped…

 

there will be no tomorrow

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

wow! powerful use of the metaphor .. the time play engages me noodle for sure .. really like this .. we make a decision to leap into today .. come what may .. takes courage and hope says i .. and what a ride on the way down .. really enjoyed reading ... thanks for sharing
E.

[willweb]

Wow, thanks so much. I appreciate your nice comments and I am thrilled you liked this,

[Dave Brown]

I wonder if your car is still there?
make, year?
clear title?
fully serviced?
tank full?
tires, brakes?
washed?
any repairs needed?
where was it you jumped?
Huh"

[willweb]

I did leave it in a no jumping zone so I am sure it has been towed off by now, but you wouldn't have wanted it anyway. The ABS system was shot, the left bedside panel needed to be replaced, the a/c only knows what lukewarm is and the driver's door window goes down but takes a few hours to come back up again.

[Dave Brown]

damn no jumping zones
Oh well, it was only a thought
still, it might make a good parts car???
I am guessing you took your computer with you and it's good to see, at least, it survived the harsh Texas scenario

[willweb]

Yeah, it is amazing what a lot of bubble wrap will do, : )

[Dave Brown]

Har har

[Chris Shaw]

Living in the today, the now. No looking back. No looking forward. Just living in the moment. Brevity which says a good deal. Enjoyed my visit will. Thank you.

[willweb]

Thank you Chris. I am thrilled you stopped by

[Pete]

pretty good - clever, unexpected. remind me to never ask you for directions ... :)

"Never look back unless you are planning to go that way" - Thoreau

[willweb]

I never ask for directions because then I might actually find what I am looking for easily. It's no fun when its easy.
Thanks so much Pete

[Pete]

you're very welcome. “Not till we are lost, in other words, not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we are and the infinite extent of our relations.” - Thoreau

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

Time travel poem. This is cool. I want to write one too. Short, good and entertaining. Tyfs

[willweb]

Thanks so much

[willweb]

I appreciate you stopping by and reading my poem and am thrilled you liked it.

[DIVYA]

I feel today is all, we live and die in today. There is no tomorrow. This is a deep poem and I can relate to it in so many ways. The past has died and today alone lives!

[willweb]

Thanks my friend and thank you for your kind words earlier. I appreciate the encouragement and the friendship. Poets are strange people and I am one of the strangest. I think our hearts are made out of thinner material or something like that.

[DIVYA]

Yes, poets are very sensitive, especially about their words. We need appreciation from friends. Thank you for being here, my friend. We are lucky to have you! 🙋‍♀️💕

[JENNY]

Yeah living in today is only the thing worth indeed . Amazing. Thanks for sharing your wonderful work.

[willweb]

Many thanks again jenny. I truly appreciate you visiting another of my poems. I am really pleased this one is to your liking.

[JENNY]

Your most welcome

[Kelly Scheppers]

Tomorrow is promised to no one. Turn around, Will. Put yesterday in your rear view mirror and never look back!

[willweb]

Easier said than done my friend. Maybe if objects in that mirror didn't appear larger than they actually are.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving such encouraging thoughts, I am always thrilled to see you have enjoyed one of my pieces.

[Lorry]

Unless you fall through the folded today and no wait! It depends what way its folded and you might end up coming out at the bit with all the little contour keys and signage. I'd really like to come out at the bit my giant man hand is holding and bounce tight back into today. But what do I know? I don't even know how to fold a map with tomorrow side down on it. And how would I know it would be my hand that's holding it?
I think I'll lie down now and see if there's a tomorrow 😊

[willweb]

I don't know why but I thought you were going to say, "I think I'll lie down now and see if there's a lawn mower." Hmmm, that's weird. As for maps, I have a navigation system on my car and don't know how to fold it either. Thanks my friend.