Category: Poetry

It was a typical day for me, but apparently not for my car.
Had I known it would stop on me, I wouldn’t have gone far.
It had problems in the past, but none that I couldn’t bear.
I really thought it would last, for its condition was fair.
I guess I trusted it too much, but who could blame me?
With a body like that, how bad could the pain be?
If I was to have a collision or run into a pole.
I knew my car would protect me, despite that it was old.
I took good care of that car,
But the car didn’t take care of me.
How could I be so stupid?
To trust a ’94 GMC.
I could have lost my life.
I wouldn’t be here today.
To tell you about a time
I thought I’d cast away.

I was driving through the city, N’awlins, they call it.
Decided to go a little farther – like an alcoholic.
I went one mile too many, and my car began to slow down.
At the high rise of the bridge, I almost got knocked around.
I immediately panicked and broke out into sweats.
Drivers swerved around me, as if I made them upset.
I kept trying to crank it up, hoping I could at least make the exit.
But it ignored my requests, as if it never got the message.

Help is on the way! Help is on the way! Here comes highway patrol!
I thought I was getting out of that mess, but boy was I wrong.
He proceeded to push my vehicle…but to my fate,
The vehicle sped down the curve, with no power steering or brakes.
I thought I was going off of the bridge!
I thought I was going to die!
My heart was in flames – like a jilted bride.
It kept going faster and faster!
I couldn’t make it slow down!
I felt like I had been shoved.
But the question remains, “How?”
Was it an invisible hand?
Did someone put a hex on me?
Was it all part of a plan?
To wish death upon me?
I couldn’t believe what was happening.
I just wanted it all to end.
I couldn’t depart from life like that.
I wanted to see my family again.

Suddenly, the car began to slow down.
I felt a breath of fresh air.
My ordeal was almost over.
And my life would be spared.
My car stopped in the nick of time,
Before hitting the one in front of me.
An angel arrived at the drop of a dime.
And I’m alive to share this because of thee.

I’ll never forget that bridge.
I’ll never forget that day.
I’ll never forget that car.
It’s all on instant replay.

I’ll forever remember that angel,
Whose invisible hand saved my life.
I’ll forever remember the relief I felt,
When I realized I was all right.

You couldn’t pay me to relive that moment.
I couldn’t do it if I tried.
Had it not been for my angel,
I surely could have died.
I surely could have died.
I surely could have died.
Right before my eyes, I surely could have died.

I write with my left hand,
but I’m usually always right.

I once wrote backwards,
but I’ve always moved forward.

I can’t always comprehend well,
but I can compose a great letter or essay.

I sometimes have trouble pronouncing words,
but I can sound an alarm with my voice.

I may be the last to complete a test,
but I’m usually the first to apply what I’ve learned.

I tend to forget a lot of things,
but I remember the joy life brings.

I once could not tell time,
but I knew I could not get it back.

I sometimes don’t get the joke,
but I laugh any way, so I don’t become the joke.

I sometimes have to read a paragraph twice,
but I can read you right the first time.

As I take this leap of faith,
I think of the time we spent,
From the moment you crossed my path,
I knew you were heaven sent.

You stole a piece of my heart,
But I’m not pressing charges,
Crime of passion gets a pass,
For the one who fought the hardest.

I’m bent when we are apart,
But I’m broken when you are near,
Your game is a work of art,
And your love brings me to tears.

As complicated as it seems,
I’m walking the aisle of my dreams,
Choosing you was an easy decision,
But finding you was the hardest thing.

If there’s a fire, our love will put it out,
A flood, our realness will cause a drought,
A tsunami, our faith will calm the tides,
A tornado, our commitment will face the eye.

If marriage is a disaster,
I’m glad that I’m insured,
You protect me with your love,
I couldn’t ask for much more.

At this very hour,
You become my flower,
Your last name becomes mine,
And your possessions become ours.

Your needs become my needs,
Your desires I aspire,
Your problems become my problems,
Given to one who sits higher.

I give my hand in this marriage,
My plan to surpass average,
My heart to keep us bonded,
My soul to keep us grounded,
My sight to see our future,
My word and no excuses,
My fruit and all its juices,
My body and all its uses.

We’re on our way to marital bliss,
Upon the altar awaits a kiss,
Sacred vows will be exchanged,
And I will own your last name.