Tuesday, August 6, 2013

On the Highway

On the Highway                     September 3, 2009

Driving on the highway, 
Loosening my collar, 
Feeling the breeze in my convertible 
Dancing with my hair. 
I see mountains far and wide, 
Close enough for their immensity, 
Too distant, though, to define trees. 
I know they're there, though, 
Because God made them that way. 

The hills roll like my wife's curves, 
So gentle, so smooth, 
And yet they are infinitely longer. 
Work has me delirious 
As life in the boardroom 
Scorches at my soul, 
Leaves me in a tizzy, 
And I forget to ponder a possible future 
Fueled by candlelight and Don Perignon. 

As the glass behemoths die behind my retreat, 
As it appears that I'm climbing a ladder 
Of faded asphalt, once as black as night, 
The time approaches when I shall rise 
From my metallic chariot. 
I will be home, with my wife, 
Where the real curves cry my name, 
Where delicacy and love never cease, 
And where the evil of money and the man falter.

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