Electric Steer

With my hands off the wheel

Waiting room mints in my pocket

I wait as the launch goes

As quick as a rocket

From this direction

I can see a hopeful sign

Of growth

To become more fully realized

Is my hope

The Far Side of Life

On the far side

Of life

I have said many goodbyes

A few hellos

Quite a few yes’s

And the occasional no

I have grown

To come and know

What is good in life

What is to be cherished

What wastes time

And what is meritless

So everyday I rise

And smile

For what time we have here

Is just a short

While

Unwound

Wound up to tight

Takes place

At the worst moment

At the worst sight

But when the time comes

To bring it back

The ropes have to be unwound

So that they don’t snap

So it starts with a twist

In the opposite direction

From the current tension

So that the line

Can start to relax

Again