Ode to Speed

By cadymae


surveying the wreckage with bruised eyes
the only question is "why"
the only answer  "why not?"

calculating odds at this late date is

pointless

                 precisely

because you are standing there calculating.

the smell of blood and baby scab
        colors the scene.

the future looks rosy
the past ridiculous

I want to ride again
but my steed is broken


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Copyright 2012 cadymae
Published on Thursday, November 1, 2012.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • carlosjackal On Friday, July 12, 2019, carlosjackal (3011)By person wrote:

    I can feel Bukowski's envy unfiltered from the clouds..Another tasty piece.

  • FadedBlues On Friday, November 2, 2012, FadedBlues (2172)By person wrote:

    ...very sad to lose that companion, Ninja w/an iron heart...

  • BetaWolfinVA On Thursday, November 1, 2012, BetaWolfinVA (795)By person wrote:

    you are a braver person than I... Loved your wording Scholar

  • dwells On Thursday, November 1, 2012, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    After further contemplation, perhaps "the first time" could be an alternate title, maybe?

  • cadymae On Thursday, November 1, 2012, cadymae (73)By person wrote:

    Commuted for 11yrs til I met a drunk who was running a red light.

  • dwells On Thursday, November 1, 2012, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Gotcha, I need better mental radar, thanks Cadymae.

  • dwells On Thursday, November 1, 2012, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Sounds like a Mazda to me, cheers and still pondering, but baby scab has opened up another universe, cheers!

  • cadymae On Thursday, November 1, 2012, cadymae (73)By person wrote:

    Was staring at my wrecked Kawasaki in the po-po lot... Broken nose n stitched up cheek n lip.

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