Road to Nowhere

Debra. on Dec 3, 2008

Tags: crumbling, dead-end, road, Short Poem

Sometimes we feel like we’re headed down a road to nowhere and everything is falling down around us.

You’ve traveled down this road before

garbage thrown here and there.

Houses crumbling down to the ground,

not a person in sight, nowhere to be found.

Sidewalks cracked in a gazillion pieces

while alley’s pile high with animal feces.

Streetlights slanted, smashed and broken

not a word you whisper or even spoken.

You think, oh no, oh my, oh dear,

your back on the path of the road to nowhere.

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Christine Ramsay on Dec 3, 2008
A great poem Debra. I know that is happening in so many places and I thank my lucky stars that I live in such a beautiful and well kept town. I love all your work.

Your Friend
Christine
Michele Cameron Drew on Dec 3, 2008
Excellent work! Your imagery is spot on and the flow is perfect.

-M
ayaBee on Dec 3, 2008
hi.. very nicely done.. i feel like this sometimes..
Jasin on Dec 3, 2008
Had a good flow to it, nice work.
Reilley on Dec 3, 2008
I’ve been there.
Mary S Bithell on Dec 3, 2008
Very interesting Debra… I have been to places like that a time or two… And felt that within my life in the past… Thank you for sharing… May God Bless You Always…
…Mary
Paula Mitchell Bentley on Dec 3, 2008
I really like your use of descriptive words here. Definitely paints a scene in your mind. Great job!
xoxo on Dec 3, 2008
Lovely words… free flowing. Thanks for sharing!
BC Doan on Dec 3, 2008
Very descriptive words, and wonderful verses!
Poetic Enigma on Dec 3, 2008
This is a beautiful poem,
very descriptive and flows well,
Felt like I was on that road
Great job!
goodselfme on Dec 3, 2008
Nice rhythm with poignant messages. Well done my friend.+
R C Miller on Dec 3, 2008
Very creative. Even without the picture you described it well.
Morgana on Dec 3, 2008
WOw–dark and raw–great!!!
Ruby Hawk on Dec 3, 2008
it is sad to see things get old run down. Makes you want to fix it. Take care, Ruby
Inna Tysoe on Dec 3, 2008
That was quite good.

Inna
Debra. on Dec 3, 2008
Thank you for all your wonderful comments.
They are all most welcome. God bless you
all! DEB.
Deborah Ann on Dec 4, 2008
Wow, the words and pictures describe how I feel on the inside sometimes. Thank you Deb!
yolie on Dec 4, 2008
I read the title and didn’t see this one coming. This should be in a magazine. I really like it.
Danny Jay OBrien Jr on Dec 4, 2008
Some poems are great readers. Some poems are great reciters. This poem lives in the best of both of those worlds.
Bernadette Louise on Dec 5, 2008
Nicely done, felt like you brought me right into the picture
eddiego65 on Dec 7, 2008
Sometimes I feel the same way! Nice poem!
M J katz on Dec 7, 2008
Finally! A picture of houses that I can afford! Ha ha.
Good poem and so true for many of us.
Excellent job!
Patrick Bernauw on Dec 7, 2008
Strong write… and a good read too! (Reminded me the Talking Heads song! They headed for the, well… insanity? While your poem is more… desolate?)
Melody SJAL on Dec 8, 2008
A very powerful and meaningful piece. Nice work, Deb.
hfj on Dec 12, 2008
Nice poem. We all feel like we’ve been down that road many times before. Well done
trishia on Dec 16, 2008
This poem does flow very well. I sort of thought about the places that are physically like this with nothing being done to improve them. Society has a hush-hush attitude;not caring. On the other hand,our lives can become so unorganized that we could possibly take on the same blightness.
Poetic Enigma on May 30, 2009
This is an amazing write,
Very intense and powerful words!
LOVELYHONEY on Jun 5, 2009
i am sure you must have read

”ROAD NOT TAKEN”

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