Friday, April 14, 2017

He Tried to Reverse His Life--By Gareth Culshaw--Wales

He Tried to Reverse His Life

There was a man who drove
his car in reverse all his life.

He went backwards to work
backwards to town
backwards to everywhere.

The police chased him
his neighbours hated him
roundabouts stopped flowing
red lights were never seen
people ran across the road

until finally he ended up in court.

On sentencing he was asked
‘Why drive backwards?’

He replied
‘To turn back time until my
wife was alive’

Gareth Culshaw lives in Wales, he loves the outdoors and uses it to help him write. He has been published in various places in the UK and USA.

6 comments:

  1. Dear Gareth of Wales
    *He Tried to Reverse His Life" Is a well thought out story
    Perhaps not true, but I wished it was to give back a wife
    for life. Thanks for sharing.
    Yancy

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    1. You are so welcome Gareth
      Yancy

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    2. Dear Gareth,
      This take on life is quite unique.
      I appreciate your perspective.
      Michael

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    3. Gareth,
      A great poem. I enjoyed it a lot!
      Yours truly,
      David Fox

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  2. Yes! I understand his self-destructive tendencies after he's lost his moorings.

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