Don't need a belt to feel safety.
I take control from the back seat
where the air feels more healthy.

When the road worsens,
I like to recline:
happy for a cushion to call mine.

Besides, driving is not
for the wealthy;
I've no grand design.
Suggestion is my greatest feat.

As I was once taught:
there's no sea without brine,
no chemical frailty
we cannot redesign.

Oh, the places
I let you take me!

When the road gets bumpy,
or slick from deceit,
I politely decline,
no need to retreat.

Take the lead!

I’m happy to be the understudy.


Painting: “Backseat Driver” Bob Dornberg

8 responses to “From the Backseat”

  1. Wonderful words, Katie, and I like that drawing/painting. Kinda creepy but its cool!

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    1. Thank you, John. I’m glad you enjoyed it and possibly also got some shivers. 😉

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      1. 😊😍

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  2. very weird and wonderful: both pic and poem —-

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    1. Thank you, John. I know it’s supposed to be a bad thing, but backseat driving has so many perks.

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      1. hahaha; it’s a strange topic which is why it appeals–

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  3. ‘slick from deceit’ is a wonderful line !!

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  4. Thank you, dear friend. It’s mighty slick around here, sometimes.

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