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My Way Is The Highway (And You're Just Road-Kill)
by J. P. DaviesFarther from your touch,
is closer to my breath.
And the fresh wind-swept
mornings are so calming.
Fluent breezes sweep me
from my anchored doorstep.
I glide, gratefully, out into
the cool dark air of freedom.
The icy stinging rain
reminds me so truly
of your harsh words
and thorny kisses.
Flaying me to the bone,
ripping all pretences,
it works its own magic.
A final gasp of effort.
I am repeatedly trying,
to rip you from my cells.
But you consistently cling;
you won't release me.
Your words rest as ideals
behind my eyes. Betrayal.
Knowing you are the basis
for all current applications.
Sitting magnanimously,
behind every smile and word,
you stare out at the world.
Telling them I am no longer
in control, that you were
the stronger one in me.
Just bleeding out my pores
exhuding dire gratuities.
I am attempting this.
A trial to seperate you
from the shell that is me.
I am going to be free.
I refuse to blend or sink;
because that path is closed.
My way is the highway,
and you're just road-kill. 02/17/2004 Posted on 02/17/2004
Copyright © 2025 J. P. Davies
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 02/17/04 at 05:06 PM Love the title, brought a smile to my face despite the sobering text that follows. I imagine highway can be taken as Information highway as well. These lines especially grabbed me as I can sooo easily relate to them: I am repeatedly trying, to rip you from my cells.
But you consistently cling; you won't release me. Good stuff fellow highwayman!
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| Posted by Maureen Glaude on 02/17/04 at 06:04 PM excellent indeed. I'm printing this one up. But tell me, what does one do with people who seriously work on this premise? It's a big pet peeve of mine. and it really happens. Ask marriage therapists. |
| Posted by Kara Hayostek on 02/17/04 at 06:16 PM I really liked the title, and the line "Knowing you are the basis
for all current applications" It is true that the way our parents treat can be ingrained in us forever. The last stanza is quite empowering...I enjoyed this poem a lot. |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 02/17/04 at 09:43 PM some pretty cool images here....painful, yet also hopeful..i get so many mixed emotions reading this |
| Posted by Christina Bruno on 02/19/04 at 04:37 AM awesome title! great job |
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