"Our Trucker"

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    The life of a trucker is hard, not only on himself.  A piece to share, what we bear when he's gone.  Hope you enjoy...

    "Our Trucker"

     I'm not too bad tonight,
    he is far away,in a motel, but allright.
    I fight to trust.
    I know I must.

    He is so tired,
    a long day to be admired.
    Del Rio is so far away.
    I wish he could stay.

    I am here
    no joint, no beer.
    I sit and write
    will be a long night.

    A great kid as company,
    playing music, he shouldnt be.
    Asleep I should make him, I know
    But there is nowhere tomorrow to go.

    So he sings, and I write,
    and we'll have a good night.
    Until we see his high beams,
    we'll only see him in our dreams.

    We love him so,
    want him to know.
    We never want him to go.
    He wants something to show.
    We know, so he has to go.

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    LenaMP commented on "Our Trucker"

    11-21-2009

    Tough life and hard on the family. My hats off to the ones that keep our nation rolling. Nicely written. Heartfelt.
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    Tempestlady

    11/22/2009

    e's home sick now, so at least we get some time with him. thanks for your generous comments. Happy Thanksgiving...

    SexzAngel commented on "Our Trucker"

    10-10-2009

    Tempest, I know exactly how you feel hun for my boyfriend is a trucker and has been for over 10 years....He is here with me now...but i had not seen him for 9 months while he was trying to make a life for us so i to can move to texas with him...very well written... Huge Hugsz...Angel
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    Tempestlady

    10/14/2009

    Thanks for reading. It's hard to be alone and in love. Glad you liked it. write on.

    warsaw commented on "Our Trucker"

    08-29-2009

    THE FONT WAS TOO SMALL, AND EMOTIONALLY IT LEFT ME FEELING LOW, SO APPARENTLY YOU HIT A CORD HUH ? SMILE THANKS FOR SHARING SINCERELY warsaw
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    wheelsal commented on "Our Trucker"

    08-25-2009

    You it on life so open and fluid. Great write. Sally
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    ginga commented on "Our Trucker"

    08-24-2009

    tempest, A heartfelt plea of missing that special someone due to the demands of their work and his travels. I like the candor you always project in your poems. ginga
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    Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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