slow down the ride

when things go sideways it's time to park it for a spell

slow down the ride

 

i had a feeling that today

was a ‘think I won’t work today’

day.

so even today as the day slips away

it will still have been quite a day.

when nutty circumstances circumnavigate my attention

till the trouble bubble bursts and sinks,

when if this was not too long ago

we’d buy each other (more than) a few drinks

then I’d wake up drunk and soggy, hot and

ripened like a bloated cow, and

when the world moves faster and louder than

even a makeshift god allows…

you slow down the ride, stop making it jolt

relax and play nice, you’re being rewarded.

but if your mission on Earth is to blow off your head

stop bluffing and posing and get the show started.

and if your goal in life is to conquer your fears,

then sit down and learn,

‘cause i’ve been doin’ it for years.

stop getting in your way, quit trying to seem cured

and stop wasting all of those shimmering tears.

 

dan © 2014

 

Reviews

[Confuser]

Take it easy; good advise. I love the way you continued on with syllables that slide off my tongue - feel the feelings. I like it; we do get in our way; I do anyway....Great writing. The entire writing seems like an adage for life. LIVE!! It is a gift we are blessed with so use it. Thank you. Dale

[dan]

Dale, It is a kind of metaphor for life and the human condition. Sometimes our psyches need to be taken by the lapels and shaken until clear understanding is within easy reach. Thank you again for the read and review. take care...dan

[Confuser]

Philosopher Dan: Well done; I'm a girl; but I'm still tipping my top hap! Thank you.

[Confuser]

***Afterthought: It's like you jumped smack into the middle of my life: now things are clearer.

[dan]

wasn't i cleared for landing? 8^) dan

[Confuser]

I suppose you're still up in the milky way somewhere; this is a dream....

[dan]

Thanks for the complimentary words. They mean a lot, even though I consider myself average at best. take care...dan

[Confuser]

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[dan]

I must be dumb because I don't know what this ( [[[[[[[[[[[[[Dale) means. Can you clue me in? thanks...dan

[Confuser]

It means; Guten Tag!

[dan]

I took two years of German a million years ago so I know that means "Good Day." Same to you, my friend. take care...dan

[Confuser]

Me too; have french program now, for our son; been sitting here a month; pricey; but he needs it whether he knows it or not; -
sweet about your stepdaughter; I have a lovely one; and wrote a poem for her too. Anyway....if you said anything else in German; Google translate....

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i feel there is so much truth in this poem...we often get in our own way more than anything else---

if we want to blow our own heads off...then we should quit stalling...but if we really plan on getting ourselves on track, it is time to get our rears in gear.

[dan]

Jacob, Yes, this is a pretty transparent message to put in a write. I had a day awhile back when I was just tired of everyone, seemingly, bitching just to hear themselves b***h. So I wrote - - well, what you said. Thanks for the read/review. take care...dan