Hitchhiker

Hitchhiker

 

 

had a poem riding in the back seat

distraction

while driving towards freeverse country

 

the stuttering engine

weeps

as the ink leaks

 

the poem calmly sits

I glance in the rearview mirror

once or twice

 

but the poem just rides

abides

as the road starts to look familiar

 

I see signs of completion

miles to go before

the ink seeps 

 

I see billboards of Frost

heckling

with his sordid nature

 

writes, which get me lost

on nights

of reading deep into the woods

 

mile markers

mark punctuation

I ignore

 

I implore

this trip to be over

hitchhikers might be dangerous

 

need to let the inspiration out

it can walk the rest of the way

Or stick out its iambic thumb

 

and let the next poet

turn the keys

to bring the poem

 

all the way home.

 

 

erin-cilberto

1/27/24

Reviews

[Patricia Wedel]

A Hollywood Movie with James Dean at the Wheel… on his way to Oblivion…. We appreciate your Talent.. Drive carefully…. Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

You made me think of one of my friends I worked with years ago...he would say "drive fast, take chances"--but of course, he said it with a wink and a smile.
j.

[Soren]

Wow!! All the references planted in this piece, some hidden and some more obvious. I too have hitch hikers when I write, some poets, some authors, some songs, some friends and family. I guess it is less lonely with hitch hikers and I'm not sure that I would be able to stay awake on the drive without them. Loved this poem Jacob another masterful write

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind words, Soren,
j.