Speed Demon Johnny

Thinly veiled anger at a cousin of mine whose addicted to drugs.

Johnny was a stock car racer

wrecked everything he drove

Left hand turns was all he knew

But there was nothing in his trophy trove

 

See, Johnny was a stock car racer 

but he never won a single race

He was addicted to speed

Would rather follow than lead

Johnny was always a loser

Since Johnny started racing

His mother foot the bill

But everyone pays for Johnnies speed

Especially his family

AGAINST THEIR WILL

Johnny WAS a race car diver

The other day he crashed and burned

But he'll be back, speeding the track

In the back of the pack because

Johnny was always a loser

Reviews

[Robert Haigh]

I see this as a kind of allegory. There are losers out there who just won't help themselves. We can't win all the time, in any walk of life, but we should be willing to learn from our mistakes. Interesting write!

[Gray]

I don't know what's up with this site. No one wants to review good poems. I think you did a fine job on this. Its different than the norm here.