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Shaken In The Wake

By DojoDadSteel Neal BorowskyPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 1 min read
https://youtu.be/7C4Zb9YuuNI

I was cruising on my bike down a winding road ~

I was going so fast the wind would start to take hold ~

My front wheel rearing up like an Iron Horse might

And my fins would kick out like a thrashing shark fight!

So I eased it down to a comfortable pace

Because I did NOT want to win that race ~

Then I turned the bend and went around a curve

And then the sky grew dark, and then I had to swerve ~

'Cuz I almost hit a woman that was running towards me!

So I turned on my light because now it was hard to see...

But the road was breaking up, so I slowed it down ~

Traversing over tree roots erupting from the ground!

And then, an old south 'Aunt Jemima' said, 'There ain't nuthin' goin' on"

And I said, 'Hey, No Problem!' and that's when she was gone!

Now the road was straight and narrow, with an old man at the side ~

And that's when I began to wonder about my ride!

As I cruised by him, He Hissed at me!

Then people stalked out of the fields as far as I could see!

On the horizon was a black cloud pulsing with white light

Then as I moved on towards it, these people warned me with delight ~

They spoke of ghosts and spirits that inhabited the wood

And I could see them all at once, but it didn't do no good ~

Because I was no longer riding on my bike at all!

And now the ground had come ALIVE as I began to fall!

And then I heard a loved one cry, 'Hey, wait for me!"

I could not tell who it was cuz now I could not see!

But I could hear their hisses, and I could feel their screams!

Man! I felt like I had died! But... I just had a dream.

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About the Creator

DojoDadSteel Neal Borowsky

My penchant for poetry flows in a few forms: mostly Metal and Martial Arts. I've sculpted a monsterpiece titled 'The Agony of Man' and recently I've shifted focus to: ironcorestyle.com and dojodad.com ~ but I truly LOVE a haiku moment.

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