September 23, 2004
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Derailed
Faster and faster
Miles of track
Fearful and blind
To what’s in my path
Pushing harder
Trying to pass
The hurdles in life
I don’t want to see
Eyes closed
Brute force
A locomotive
Disconnected from reality
Brakes
An option I’m
To stubborn to choose
Headstrong
Headlong
Alas
Derailed again
The crash
Lasts forever
The ruin
The tangle
The collateral damage
Spreads for miles
Its end
Unreachable
Unobtainable
Unimaginable
And yet again
With eyes squeezed shut
With unwilling hand
I’ve failed the obvious
My chance to pause
And simply remove
The tiny offending pebble
From upon my track
Without a fuss
Without a wreck
Without fear
To cope with it quietly
And cast it aside
Comments (4)
i know what ohms law is! V=IR! yay! you made me feel smart for just a half a second there…. i guess i did pay attention in physics….
anyhow. this one is a goodie. we all have a little pebble and, as small as it may be, it always seems to weigh a TON. just remember, if you fall off the train — get back on again and apply what you’ve learned. and thus goes lindsay and andreas’s 2 person xanga support circle! keep on truckin’!!
nice pieces…
I read this a few days ago, but forgot to comment: I really like this piece. Your phrasing is so different from my own! I love how you capture the emotion with short lines and phrases. The ending of quietness contrasts with the speed of the beginning- rather like a train. Very nice indeed.
OMG…This is what I mean…you write man’s poetry…I love this ..I just started writing after my friends started avoiding me with a broken heart…I sometimes still cry for him…but only in the darkness of night where I am alone and free to feel sorry for myself…
It was suggested that I come here to journal…my words turnse into poems…I have only been writing however long I have been a member…I just write what I feel …whatever is in my heart for the day….I am so glad I come here ….and feel the thoughts of a Man…*blushes*