DOIN' SPEED

You were so
young.

I
was all muscle
and harsh scars
and all
the profanity of a war.

I was all
for speed
and 'racing oil' dreams.

"Just take me along for the ride!"
you said.

Makin' love was a lot better
than workin' overtime.

Working hard was just a way
to
get back home to you.

Overtime was a dream
of you.
... and you became a NICU Nurse
with dreams of your own.

A life of your own.

... Yet you never let me down.

... softlips upon my neck
and speed
... back then
along a road

... traveled
together.

You and I
Diane.

... Never afraid!
,
ridin'
toward
Sundown.

©Copyright March 16, 2004 by Lou J. Klaiber