Dead Ends

The rubber met the road.

The pedal hit the metal.

Raindrops filled the kettle.

The explorer did not settle.

The peasant earns Shekels.

Many faces wear frowns.

Some attendees heckled.

The rubber met the road.

The host ended the show.

Robots speak morse code.

Frogs claim to be toads.

The snakes in the grass

slither fast as the blades

cut and the blinds shut.

In life, follow your sight

and do what is right.

Trust your gut. Pretend

that you did not just hit

a dead end. Go spend time

before time spends

you. I mean, shoot.

Time to turn around.

We are not quite ready

to sing the blues, read

the news, or face the fact

that we must pay off our debt.

Just turn around,

and you will be free: set.