Quitting,
frightens me
like a flat tire, on the side of a busy freeway
and no jack,
no air pump,
no cell phone,
no people skills
to get to where I need to go.
Everybody, I know
is in such a big hurry
to get to where they need to go
that they don’t notice my predicament
or care
and why should they?
The bum along the freeway
asks me
if I have a drink of water.
He’s dirty
with a full beard
like Robinson Crusoe.
It’s easy to see
he’s not like me.
There are holes in his shoes
He’s been cooked in the sun.
He mumbles to himself.
He learned his ABCs, in elementary school, just like me, didn’t he?
Now he’s stuck on the side of the road.
Is this how it starts, with no empathy?
I can take care of myself,
but I’ll have to walk
a long way
until the sun goes down.
In the twilight
I’ll get the answer, from the rays
of light
that peak
through
my imagination.
It’s like a password
to a bank account
full of numbers
that don’t mean anything
until they are swiped
on a card
and they can buy anything.
Your imagination is a no limit credit card
activate it,
and pay the debt on-time—
then you can fly on the miles
and never have to walk along the freeway again.
Intellectual Shaman 
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Hey, thanks for the reblog Nan Mykel!!! 🙂 I’m glad that you enjoyed the poem!
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Don’t ever quit. I truly believe everyone has the capacity for creativity, you simply have to allow yourself access to that part of yourself or as you put it “activate it.” Nicely penned.
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Thanks Bridgette!!! 🙂
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When all is said and all is done sometimes quitting is the only thing left to do to save the rest of your life. I guess it depends what you fight for…..Mine was freedom. What I found instead is a country of people who lack courage and humanity. There is nothing more to fight for as now I am fighting against the same thing…..quit before you allow this life to suck you dry….quit before you waste your life for a battle you fight alone for nobody will care in the end. You will only be left exhausted by the fight you thought was just. It truly ended in a waste of my time and my childrens time. I had to quit to save my life for there is no help that you must fight for. There should never be a goal so important to you that you will fight a useless battle just for the sake of it. You are your own hero. Quit now while you can. Quit now.
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Yes, I agree. We must quit almost everything in life, so that we can do the one thing that’s important!
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Deep poem. It tells a lot of the disconnected times we are living in.
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Thanks, instapoet! Yes, it came from my observations of people and myself.
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Love your freeway metaphor, it suites you. For me, my depression is usually in water or a dark stairwell. I love this poem.
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I’m glad that you loved the poem, Nicole Smith! 🙂 I too struggle with depression–not chronic or severe, but life gets to me, like it gets to us all. I read a short book recently called: Darkness Visible, and I recommend it to everyone who struggles with depression. Our society doesn’t understand it, because they haven’t gone through it.
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You make good post all the time! Don’t give up!
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I really appreciate the encouragement, Luna!!! 🙂
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Your unique! Comments are valid to swing by your direction!
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We are all unique. Funny, that’s what my teachers told me when I was in high school. It feels great to express the self, and everything else.
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It feels even better to get a good number of viewers that views our uniqueness through writing
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That was cool! Really loved it. A mini journey!
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Thanks Kim!!! 🙂 I’m glad that you enjoyed it! 🙂
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We have to be careful about labeling people as bums. We don’t know their story or life circumstances.
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Yes, judging people isn’t fair. I don’t condemn people, but I do judge them. It’s the only way I know how to make sense of things, be that good or bad. Thanks for reading and commenting Tom.
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Wow Tht was a day in a journey! I love the finale! Keep writing!
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