I could have avoided the flashing break lights, the honking horns, the middle fingers and the crawling speed on this highway, but I need to get there. Even with the tap tap of the breaks, this is the fastest way I know how, to park in the driveway, saunter up the walkway and go through the door. Accelerate. Break. Accelerate. Break. Maintain your lane. Hands on ten and two; hold that wheel like the reins you need to harness its horsepower. Try not to fall asleep. Do not answer that txt. Move. Stop. Move. Stop. With one foot from bumper to bumper, the motor hums and the air conditioning roars like an arctic breeze, my eyes darting from metal to metal as the forecast warbles on from my stereo. It becomes 4:08 p.m. and 4:09 p.m. and 4:10 p.m., until I see Exit 81. Slowly I turn from the mirage onto the off-ramp and embrace my newfound freedom, speeding faster and faster, wheels quickly spinning happily until I hit that red light at the next intersection.
This poem is Copyright 2013 by Jessica Anne McLean. All rights reserved. File sharing is encouraged.
Welcome to The Rose! This is my literary corner of the internet, dedicated to all things creative writing. Here is where I keep a collection of my work. This includes everything from poems to short stories to writing tips, aka my collection of AD-Libs. I hope you enjoy what I have written here and are able to relate to my work. But ultimately, I hope this site inspires you to love writing as much as I do!
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What’s here: See the different categories for different poem formats! They include sestinas, villanelles, sonnets, etheree, semi-perfect sonnets, haiku and others.
Most recently published: “Red is the color” (Erythropsia), a prose poem in response to Esther Chilton’s prompt, “Red”, and “Haiku on dirt”, a collection of five haiku on the topic of dirt
Important: Due to the story’s sensitive nature, the sestina, “Coming to America”, is password protected. If you would like the password, please email me at magnoliamclean@comcast.net.
AD-Lib is here! You can view previous AD-Libs under the “AD-Libs” tab to get some great tips on your writing and find out what is going through my head as I write. You can also view old Ad-Libs by year under the “Archived Entries” tab.
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