Can't Stop

A friend did something very nice

and offered me some sound advice

about driving on snow and ice

and melting slushy slop.

                He said, “Your big ol’ four wheel drive

                will get you there and you’ll arrive,

                but if you want to stay alive,

                remember, you can’t stop.

“Your truck is big and tough and heavy,

better yet,  why, it’s a Chevy,

but keep her nose out of the levee;

allow good time to take.

                “Guide her careful ‘round the bend,

                and when the roadway starts to end,

                go easy is what I recommend,

                and don’t slam on the brake!”

Driving is like big decisions,

setting goals and catching visions,

working hard, making revisions,

mastering it all.

                Though moving forward as you grow

                might take you where you want to go,

                at some point you might need to slow

                before you hit a wall.

Just guide her easy ‘round the turn

and take your time as you discern

just where it is you really yearn

to be when you succeed.

                You’re welcome to my friend’s advice;

                if it’s good once, it’s better twice.

                Decisions and driving on ice,

                they both have rules to heed.

~ae