Left Lobe Anxiety

By Stephanie Sideways

Left lobe torment


Often I take a vacation
Where drive is on the right
I lay an alphabet of roads
paint my own scenery
sky suits a changing muse.
When I explore this place
I create
I express
I spill without anxiety!
But across the channel I reluctantly sail
Where drive is on the left
And it's a struggle
To steer through the neat mesh
surrounded by concrete
Feeling the limits of my route
I comply
I restrain
I spill often, with anxiety
But the temptation is
To get out and walk
On the right
And face the oncoming

Unauthorized Copying Is Prohibited. Ask the author first.
Copyright 2012 Stephanie Sideways
Published on Saturday, December 15, 2012.     Filed under: "Poetry"
Log In or Join (free) to see the special features here.

Comments on "Left Lobe Anxiety"

Log in to post comments.
  • bpathos On Thursday, March 7, 2013, bpathos (77)By person wrote:

    I was almost hit in London because one has to look for cars comming the "other" way. Welcome to DP.

  • PoetessDarkly On Friday, February 8, 2013, PoetessDarkly (693)By person wrote:

    that does sound pretty scarey. lol keep writing great poetry and I'll keep reading. :)

  • BetaWolfinVA On Thursday, December 27, 2012, BetaWolfinVA (791)By person wrote:

    Love this... works on level of drive left, drive right and think lft, think right... Humm... could be that my emotion is drowning out my reason... bluidy 'ell... i need that for work Scholar

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Thursday, December 27, 2012, TropicalSnowstorm (1580)By person wrote:

    I can relate to this one very much! I love the way this flows and I like the hook of the steering column. This is an excellent piece! Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • FadedBlues On Sunday, December 16, 2012, FadedBlues (2096)By person wrote:

    ...different roads make the journey more interesting, metaphorically speaking...

  • dwells On Saturday, December 15, 2012, dwells (4177)By person wrote:

    Not sure where this might be (France and England or Nassau and Miami maybe?). Anyway, much enjoyed this piece - and I will never ride a bike with the flow of traffic because I want to see the little old blue haired ladie texting, BEFORE she runs me down! Welcome to DP! Still pondering the brain thing, cheers!

  • Devilish On Saturday, December 15, 2012, Devilish (2633)By person wrote:

    Lol. I like you . I laugh because it's rare i read a new poet and dig them right away.. My posts are offensive but maybe there is something you might like. =) You should read kinkifrog and dwells and fadedblues. awesome poets. Scholar

Contribution Level

Stephanie Sideways's Favorite Poets
Stephanie Sideways's Favorite Works
Share/Save This Post



Join DarkPoetry Join to get a profile like this for yourself. It's quick and free.

How to Criticize Without Causing Offense
© 1998-2024 DarkPoetry LLC
Donate
[Join (free)]    [More Poetry]    [Get Help]    [Our Poets]    [Read Poems]    [Terms & Privacy]

Attention: Darkpoetry is now in maintenance mode and will be shutting down soon. Save your work if you wish to keep it.