Gaslight

Sonoran Bard

Don’t ask.

Ok, fine, I’ll tell you.

I want you to know how angry I am.

I stopped at the red light.

A car flew right through the light unscathed.

Probably got where they wanted to go,

But much faster.

I waited.

Imagining over and over again that the light turned green.

But still red.

And then, just as I stopped caring about how long it takes,

It turned green.

It was time to move,

My turn had come at last.

I move forward toward what’s best.

And the road disappears from under me.

I fall into absolute nothing.

A gripping hand of space.

Suffocating me and throwing whiskey in front of me.

A fall into nothing, not knowing if I’ve stopped.

Or maybe reached terminal velocity.

Why did the bad guy win?

Or did he?

No wonder people question why they have to follow rules.

  • Author: Sonoran Bard (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 1st, 2022 00:16
  • Category: Sad
  • Views: 10
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  • L. B. Mek

    forgive me, after reading your words
    I couldn't help myself from penning these scribbled words below
    as some feeble poetic reply..
    thanks for sharing, a good read..
    (but have you landed, or still
    flying - free
    how does it feel, to not need
    those roads
    with their one way paths and no U Turn, decrees
    do you think
    there might be something meaningful
    to discover
    where you are, right now
    in the chaos and turmoil
    can you see
    the you, that finds the calmness
    from within, to pen
    such words of introspective wisdom...
    and hey, if ever you find your way back
    to the highways of life
    now you know, you can steer clear of the lights
    completely
    and do things you way, why
    cos you've survived
    while everyone, is speeding past red lights
    still awaiting their eventual crashes...)

  • Rocky Lagou

    Wow what a poem! This was so powerful and the imagery you used was so creative and interesting. You really conveyed a strange sensation very well and I laud you! 💖



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