Forgotten feel-good poem
February 17, 2011 3:28 AM Subscribe
Long forgotten poem filter: do you know who wrote this poem?
I don't remember the title or author or how I came across the poem. It has been close to 15 years since I encountered it, but it may be older than that. In it, a man (the narrator, I think) describes how, while hitch-hiking, a car pulled up as if to stop, but drove off as a prank instead, leaving the narrator angry and hurling abuse (something like '...leaving me revenging myself on his wife, his kids, government and god...') He concludes by pondering whether they both would have been happier if he had called 'good luck' after the driver instead. It's a philosophy I admire but have yet to live up to. Reconnecting with the poem might help :)
I don't remember the title or author or how I came across the poem. It has been close to 15 years since I encountered it, but it may be older than that. In it, a man (the narrator, I think) describes how, while hitch-hiking, a car pulled up as if to stop, but drove off as a prank instead, leaving the narrator angry and hurling abuse (something like '...leaving me revenging myself on his wife, his kids, government and god...') He concludes by pondering whether they both would have been happier if he had called 'good luck' after the driver instead. It's a philosophy I admire but have yet to live up to. Reconnecting with the poem might help :)
I sent Stephen Wing an email and he very kindly wrote back to tell me it's not one of his.
posted by amyms at 10:41 PM on February 19, 2011
posted by amyms at 10:41 PM on February 19, 2011
Response by poster: Hi Amyms, thanks for checking! My hunt continues... :)
posted by londonmark at 4:12 AM on February 22, 2011
posted by londonmark at 4:12 AM on February 22, 2011
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posted by amyms at 1:13 AM on February 18, 2011