"Traffic"
By: Jewel Kiltcher
A Night Without Armour, page 121
Jewel Kiltcher is a successful women who pursues, singing, songwriting, guitarist, producer, actress, and anuthor/poet. She has gone as far as recieving four Grammy Award Nominations. "A Night Without Armour," was published in 1998, and expressively explores, heartbreak, insecurtity, and the mind of a women.
Throw yourself
into the traffic of
his desire
unpredictable
red sports car
no helmet in hand
your heart a potential
red smear
in the hindsight of
his rear view mirror
Jewel is using the dangers driving in traffic, as a metaphor to the potential heartbreak of commiting yourself and your emotions to someone. She's suggesting that there's no safety guide to love, "throwing yourself into the traffic of his desire," is risky. Love is a strong force, with, "no helmet in hand," your heart becomes fully exposed.
I enjoy reading her thought out metaphor for love. The imagery of picturing yourself in traffic, in the red sports car, is enticing.
Very nice work Morgan. I am impressed with your insight and effort. One minor issue;
ReplyDelete- there's - contraction for there is