Poem – Philosophical Differences (By David B. Axelrod)

PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES

The backseat driver sits

by my side applying

the brakes, cautioning,

“There’s a car!” which,

by the way, is ten car

lengths ahead at a corner

and I am already fully

aware. “Here are the keys,”

I offer, stopped at the roadside,

“Would you prefer to drive?”

But now, she is offended,

says she just wants to help,

so I drive on. “Watch out,”

she tells me, loudly enough

for my heart to pound.

I will learn to ignore her,