live even if it is not worth it
i hate having to live for someone or something
because it sounds nice at first but then its just pressure
and you find yourself on airplanes
enduring ear pain
that chewing gum couldn’t relieve
and then you knew
that betting on your future
was about as much as you were gonna get
and you had better love like youd never loved before
because you were in for the ride
and you could stick your hand out the window without it blowing off
and that feeling lasted 50 years
and a few months
and even fewer days
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I love how this poem ends
. . . because it sounds nice at first. . . the line that sets us up for the rest of this terrific poem tells a story all in itself.
Great work.
yes to the above
and I really like
in the end
the compression of time
Quite a poem, well done!
Nel, this poem is quite compassionate (with some resignations). The feeling of air on the hand was a relief in the poem after this: “betting on your future/was about as much as you were gonna get.” I get the distinct sense at the end that even though we may all be on the same ride, we aren’t always in the same (boat, car, plane, bike, wave length)!