Sunday, October 30, 2011

ten minutes at home

Note from author: when reading this poem, you should listen to this song:  
A poem challenge from a poet friend. One song, one poem, ten minutes. This is what I came up with.

ten minutes at home

home

somewhere
anywhere
adventure
lies in wait
anxious for
us to start

whatever
that
is

winding roads
ripped maps
shuffled playlists
bare feet
windows rolled down
your hair whipping
through the wind
baggy t-shirt and
ripped jeans
hole in your pocket
coins dropping
on the sidewalk
pennies face up
for the next person

your hand takes mine
rain dripping from the
sky light gray clouds
rolling over deep blues
this road takes us
somewhere
anywhere

wherever
that
is

you sing loudly
off key just like me
smiles exchanged
mumbles when we
don’t know the words

they said we’re crazy
they may be right
who are they
and why do we
listen to them

this adventure
has no rules
this friendship
has no bounds
because when
I’m with you

whenever
that
is

i’m home


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