"speedbump" poems
I want to tell you something
but my lips are flicking sparks
like a lighter draining fluid
and I want to bombard you
with all my ragged knots
of truth but the words
are stuck in traffic
giving each other the finger
ramming bumper to bumper
so they can reach the nearest
exit and my nerves
are a rickety jalopy
almost flipping over
at the sight
of any speedbump
and I'm ripping
at the edges
like the pages
of a Lynch script
because
I want to tell you something
Apr 5, 2012
Apr 5, 2012 at 11:47 AM UTC
Please just slow down
Work our way up
I don't want to fall down
If we hit a speedbump
Let us not rush now
It is so worth the wait
I keep having to tell you
We will not be late
There is no time limit
To complete our romance
When given the option to walk or run
I would prefer if we chose to dance
Do not hurry along my dear
You will skip past
The beautiful scenery that is life
It flies by too fast
Enjoy the connection we have
Ignore the pressure from outside
As long as we are both headed to the same destination
It shouldn't matter at which pace we decide to ride
Apr 11, 2018
Apr 11, 2018 at 4:10 PM UTC
I slowed down
to run you over,
so I wouldn't hurt myself.
Aug 21, 2018
Aug 21, 2018 at 6:21 PM UTC
The night is perfect.
Cold air relief
From the loud
Heat of the bus.
Beyond the road
People laugh
And embrace;
A perfect soundtrack
That ignites the silent stillness.
I don't know where
You're coming from,
So I look both ways:
Left.
Right.
Left.
Right.
Left.
A headlight!
Every time
An approaching car
Announces itself
Through engine and gravel,
I turn and look up as
A speedbump throws light
Flaring through my retina,
Obscuring everything,
So that for a few seconds,
I have no idea
If it's you or not.
And with each passing car,
My anticipation
Grows.
And my excitement
Grows.
I am happy.
Oct 28, 2019
Oct 28, 2019 at 11:37 AM UTC
Last night I
Covered myself in dirt and rocks
Snuggled in to the ditch I dug myself into
Pulled up my covers of grass
Laid my head on a pillow made of gravel
i dressed in cement this morning
Crawled out of the ditch
put on my helmet and nothing could hit me
Indestructible
Cars can run me over and not break my bones
Designed to go over me unnoticed
Am I a speedbump
or a lost tire from an eighteen wheeler
That tried to bypass the rules
And ran off the road
And got covered in dirt and rocks
May 27, 2019
May 27, 2019 at 1:10 AM UTC
I am so glad
Time changed your mind
You were able
To seek and find
You claim you forgot
Which is not as great
Let us drop it
Close the gate
I hope we make it
Past this looming speedbump
Over the road
It is only a lump
Let's move on
I think that is what's best
My final decision:
Put our problem to rest
Mar 29, 2018
Mar 29, 2018 at 11:04 AM UTC