two feet on the pedals

just popped into my head. yeah, officially on the sap train today:)

one foot on the gas,
and the other hovers
over the brake,

can't get my
heart in gear,
there's too much at stake.

I struggle to reach
the sweet spot
to clutch ...

do I race
forward
or hold back?

if I risk it,
will I spin
off the track?

I knew I should have
kept the damned manual,
but I threw it out,
long ago.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Paul Bell]

I don't know, but i'm thinking the manual is the ex. Who at some point in life was good for something.
Where you been hiding.

[Lyn Anderson]

Ha. I like that thought. I have just been very busy.

[Papaya]

And when you learn how to drive it you question where or how far to go.
Always so complicated. :)

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you darling!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Those are some awesome metaphors… You rev that engine too soon or too fast could cause the engine to need rebuilding and that is expensive on the heart's wallet.

[Lyn Anderson]

You got that right.

[ANM]

Put the foot to the floor and let that engine roar..... Go go go great little poem!

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks muchly, I appreciate it.

[ANM]

Your welcome...

[Patrick]

This write truly intrigues me. I really like the style and format in which you write. You most definitely leave me wanting to read more. Very nice work

[Lyn Anderson]

Why thank you Patrick, nice to meet you. Thanks for popping in again.

[TL Boehm]

you had a manual? I totally love this one.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yeah, it wasn't in my language and I lost it anyway.

[Frieda P]

Did you keep the motor running? Hallmark is on the phone for you, you won a Hot Rod model of an ice cream truck, ;) I meant sweet!

[Lyn Anderson]

I know, gag, isn't it awful? I am drowning in my own sap. HELP.!

[Frieda P]

Ha weren't you just calling me sappy dragon sister? haha

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, I was, and I am admitting to my own sap.

[Frieda P]

If you write another sapper I'm gonna start worrying about you...just saying.

[Lydia Shutter]

Splendid metaphor, KL....but in romance, is there a manual? I don't think any rules apply, do they? I enjoyed this one. Lydi**

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much. If there is a manual, it never worked for me.

[Rene Salinas]

I could go down the line of change of oil, or even words like pimping but I rather stay focused withing the parameters of decency. I think you are an experience driver and you need no manual. There are times when stepping back to reach some objectivity is needed mainly through time. So in this sort of terms.

Less bruising more crusing.


Thankyou

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks a lot. I noticed a typo. I will try to fix from phone.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

You have a way of taking ordinary thoughts and situtions and turning them into rellly enjoyable free verse! And I will never give up my manual!

[Lyn Anderson]

That's me, taking the ordinary and dressing it up. :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Just say to the clouds, I love to f**k!