Around This Bend In the Road
of vision from road, an Elm tree shaking
wind like me, with branched fingers pointing
around this bend where lives like ours steering
of sad forgotten times, my grip steering
car around the bend, my spirit tearing
away from friction holding wheels tearing,
took all my might to keep car from shaking.
Emptiness, a deep soft weep with shaking
when I was only a boy whose steering
haphazardly through dark, million tearing
sharp branches from the family tree, tearing
a boys own right to be free from shaking,
follow future needled fingers pointing.
My name is Jamie Lee Hamann and I have a passion for writing short fiction and poetry.I started writing for TCE around 2015 and since then I have finished seven collections of poetry and plans for more.I currently live in Lemmon Valley NV with my family.If you desire to find my other work on the internet feel free to stop by my website simplepoetics.weebly.com.The website offers articles on poetry, poems, and links to all my other writing.
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This was an enjoyable read, Jamie. The poem has an interesting form. Well done.
John is right. it does have an interesting form. enjoyed it much!
Very gripping! The tension between the steering and the spirit is palpable.