Racing the storm

Before you tell a story,

 there is usually another story.

It adds to the background.

Sometimes,

 it might seem like adding a few words,

 if only to pad the count.

When,

 you tell a story,

  you run with it.

Anyway,

 this is a story about a trip home.

Let me start with the backstory.

I am unable to drive at night,

  and to qualify,

  if I am in a city.

I am blinded by the glare of headlights.

  Christmas parade staggered me.

Believe it, 

 or not,

   I am slowly getting to a point.

I cook for a living.

I am unable to drive one of the trips.

This leads to a bicycle.

I can stop when I am unable to see.

This has led to some interesting situations.

Those are other stories.

Now,

 I will finally get to the story.

I get off work,

 and a storm front is building.

Growing up,

 it was a dust storm.

Now, 

  they call it a habood.

All I know is I am having to race the thing.

Granted,

 the wind gives me an edge.

The problem is stop lights.

When you see the storm behind you,

 but you still have to wait.

Just to make a long story a little shorter,

 I make it home,

   and the rain starts to fall.

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

I have missed your stories. Always a moral, hidden somewhere in the ramble. :)

[Jon Roggie]

I can't help myself. I like to mix a few themes throughout a write. Collaborations are the only writes which keep me in line.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

even with all the obstacles, we often are determined enough...and we make it to the finish line of life---and it isn't how quickly we get there, it is that we get there, eventually.

[Jon Roggie]

I will take my time getting to the finish line. A few distractions add to the journey!

[Coyote Poetry]

A bear of a day for you my friend. Life can be hard sometimes. Nice to have the day over. Thank you Jon for sharing your words and thoughts.
Coyote

[Jon Roggie]

Only a ramble.
Still,
the storm cut ten minutes off my best time.