03 October 2013

There's Always an Ass on the Road



(Photo courtesy of Wikicommons)


It never fails.
You’re riding on rails
sailing down the road
in a trail of dust that you must be
breaking the sound barrier -
a miles harrier. Then you see it.
Could it be what you’re thinking?
Your eyes start blinking and it sinks in.
There’s an ass on the road. There’s ALWAYS
an ass on the road. Idiots come up quickly behind you
to sickly remind you that you’re in the way.
But an ass on the road makes you frown,
they’re only there to slow you down.
It never fails. It’ll haw and bray and hold you up
all day. There’s always an ass on the road.


© JPW – 2013


WE WRITE POEMS – Prompt # 177: The Road

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23 comments:

  1. Stacy M.S.03 October, 2013 09:18

    ha, i love this....the proverbial 'ass' usually being the slow-moving car that holds you up when you are most in a hurry.

    great take on this prompt, and goes lovely with the picture!

    stacy lynn mar
    http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/

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    1. Unknown03 October, 2013 09:38

      Thanks Stacy Lynn. It was a perfect photo prompt all on its own. George Carlin did that routine of the "ass and the idiot". It holds truth!

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  2. flaubert03 October, 2013 17:08

    Ha ha ha! Yes, there always is, Jeep. Love the repetition in this. Thanks for joining in.

    Pamela

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    1. Unknown10 October, 2013 07:34

      Thanks for the kick in the...donkey, Pamela!

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  3. Unknown03 October, 2013 17:23

    It was an interesting photo, Pamela. An that image just triggered something... apparently! ;) Thanks for having me.

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  4. Vandana Sharma06 October, 2013 21:41

    Reminds me of the traffic chaos

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    1. Unknown10 October, 2013 07:35

      It certainly does, Vandana! Thanks for stopping.

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  5. Anonymous07 October, 2013 02:45

    Good one! Give me the four-legged kind any day! Probably would make better drivers too. ;<)

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    1. Unknown10 October, 2013 07:36

      Frankie Laine's "Mule Train" rings in the background! You are so correct!

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  6. Sherry Blue Sky07 October, 2013 10:16

    I love this! Made me smile. I suspect I am the ass on the road in my town, as my little blue beater clunks and rattles its way along, my Dreaded Gray Hair above the steering wheel, to drive those behind me mad with the urge to run right over me. Hee hee.

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    1. Unknown10 October, 2013 07:37

      ;) Smiles from here to the next road stop, Sherry!

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  7. Unknown07 October, 2013 10:34

    ha
    at least one!!!

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  8. revelations07 October, 2013 17:03

    Yes at least one... great poem... :)

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  9. Madeleine Begun Kane07 October, 2013 21:34

    I liked that!

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    1. Unknown10 October, 2013 07:39

      I'm glad, Madeleine! It was fun to write as well!

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  10. Preeti S.08 October, 2013 13:03

    There is always an ass on the road. I agree. Enjoyed reading this. :)

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    1. Unknown10 October, 2013 07:39

      Proverbial or otherwise, an ass is an ass!

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  11. Raven's Wing Poetry09 October, 2013 12:22

    I've encountered some asses on my road of life lately. Thank you for the laugh. Aside from your clever and wonderful use of rhyme, there are the three definitions of the word "ass" to consider.

    -Nicole

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    1. Unknown10 October, 2013 07:41

      There's always more to explore, Nicole! Thanks.

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  12. Sara McNulty09 October, 2013 13:38

    Great use of prompt and photo. Added bonus: you made me laugh!

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    1. Unknown10 October, 2013 07:42

      If I made you laugh Sara, then my work is done here! Thanks.

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