nostalgia

so where do I go from here 

one hand on the steer 

moving at the speed of light

wishing you were no place but here

looks like the season changed

but since you’ve been gone I felt

nothing but pain

driving to no destination

hoping i'd see your face again

I was steady working overtime 

I should have been with you that night

the first time I met you 

I knew our hearts had intertwined 

I never thought i'd be in a suit

anytime soon 

looking down at you

sometimes it surprises me how my life 

went on without you 

so when I take my hands off this wheel

it's you that I feel

I know that's something you 

wouldn’t want me to do

but I shall hold on and floor it 

if it brings me closer to you

i'll always remember you

Author's Note

if you take the time to watch this little clip while reading the poem or before hand, you will begin to understand that this poem was based off this short flim.

enjoy!

Reviews

[PandaPeaceful]

Wow. Your words travel magnifiencently down the page, and I admire your hand, as you transport me to your created scene. I absolutely adored the inclusion of emotion, while the protagonist felt the dangers of releasing the stirring wheel. As she released the very thing which could define her life, she only thought of him. Good work!

[conversations with her pen..]

i really appreciate this well intentioned review, thanks a lot!

[dimilia]

I absolutely loved it. I felt all of the emotions and i think it's very hard for someone to do it!You are amazing.

[ayesha cullen]

Loved the flow of it. Musical to read.

[lightsong]

Your words have a beat to my ears, and all what I thought of that it would be a very good song, a song for a movie yes, a story that is told in these lines... You did a very good job, though the words are simple, but I feel the great effort You've put into them.

[Thomas Lucas]

love it , so emotional ! hoenstly, was ready to cry

[fireangelpoet]

That was nice. You captured it perfectly with your poetic portrait.

[barleygirl]

The thing I like most about your message is the way you present it in a barely-there way. As I read, I see glimmers of what this could mean . . . was this a car accident? was the narrator there at the scene or was she thinking she should've been there? Many such questions are abundant, since your story isn't fully fleshed out with the details. Many readers have told me that my own writing is too nebulous & they want every detail nailed down. But I like nebulous, becuz it invites the reader to participate, a final meaning that only exists between the writer & each individual reader. Also, there's a good wave of lonely longing conveyed all thru it (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Najam Us Saher]

You expressed your emotions really well. I loved the rhyme and flow of this poem.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

actually i like to read and get my own interpretation from a piece...and this one speaks to me in sort of a Thelma and Louise sort of way---but it is more like one has lost a significant other...misses that person too much to go on....and decides to join him or her---
once we lose a loved one, the car of life just doesn't run the same---or steer the same....we lose control of our emotions---and those emotions are a destination to which we must drive.
j.

[repituugjng]

I thoroughly enjoyed this piece! Thanks for sharing.