highway blues

01/2012

I've been here before

continual in my thoughts

I've sat in this very spot

over the lines painted on 

this stretch of highway 

waiting for the long   

streams of blinding light

to come up and over 

the hill, washing over me

followed by the sounds

of engines screaming by 

I could probably reach

out and grab a hold of my

life if I tried or if I 

actually cared, there

are days when the sun

touches my skin and I

feel so alive, I smile 

knowing that there is 

still warmth glowing 

somewhere inside

Author's Note

Reviews

[Looouise]

I like that you've got the NSN music video there because when you listen to it, it really aids in reading the poem. :) And it helps set more of a tone, I guess. Either way, it made me decide that your lack of punctuation is good for the piece, rather than something I initially thought it might have needed. So in that sense, I think the lack of punctuation kind of puts the reader in the atmosphere of the highway, there are moments of pauses where there might be a silence, but there's also the continual verse where it relates to continual thoughts and the cars (and life?) passing by on the highway. I also like the positive ending the poem has, it seems to work as a contrast (or maybe just takes the reader on a new direction?), it has a faith that might have seemed lacking in the beginning. I'm not sure. But this is a lovely poem, and like the setting, it's reflective. :)

[PrincessZeldaWannabe]

I love how it sounds dark yet hopeful. This poem actually reminded me of The Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day and that's a huge compliment!

[Jazique]

Wow deep and interesting, this poem appealed to me and happy I read it with the title itself of "highway blue" and the descriptions that went with it. Wonderful job with the way it flowed and connect it. great imagery and really just some interesting great videos that go with your work; makes me think you really put thought in this stuff. Well done.

[Spookers]

I like this.

[Draven]

What a message. Nicely done.

[Priyankaabhilaashi]

Cool...

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

"I could probably reach
out and grab a hold of my
life if I tried or if I
actually cared, there
are days when the sun
touches my skin and I
feel so alive, I smile
knowing that there is
still warmth glowing
somewhere inside"

such lovely words!

[Amila Jay]

Excellent write:-)

[Kenneth The Poet]

A prime example of top-shelf writing. I like what Roarke said, and I tend to take the latter view. I think this poem represents the latter view.

[EMF]

After WC announced one of it's FATAL ERRORS 120234y804097234293e80974092148-1283409.9, I had to go and find this. Yes, people reading the news feed, you can do that. You don't have to think 'Good, I don't have to do a review.' because if you did you'd miss work like this. A stunning write that captures road life to a T. and worth the twenty second s it took to find it. Now. News Read people. Read this now