Without a Paddle

A black bird of prey points the way.

Acommodations with an extended-stay.

Baggage optional.

Told to go "there" daily.

A sorry salutation.

Traversing in a hand-basket.

On a road paved with good intentions.

Along with the horse I road in on.

Sent up the debasing waters of bereavement.

On a tributary of terror.

Spiritual persecution come to fruition.

Ending my humanity.

Awash in fallen souls.

Lost in crosscurrents.

Questioning what went wrong.

On a course of "it" and high water.

The way is confusing.

The wailing gut-wrenching.

Navigating up "its" creek.

The smell of excrement unbearable.

Escorted by the prince of penitential pergatory.

Cloaked in black.

Clutching a scythe that grimly reaps. 

Without a snowball's chance.

Taxing toll-booth clicks.

Afloat on the river Styx.

Last chance to skedaddle ...

... without a paddle ...

Reviews

[barleygirl]

With your vivid imagery & hilarious hoity-toity tone, you swimmingly immersed me into s**t creek sans paddle. I am still laughing at your lovely exaggerated spoof on a wide variety of tired idioms, with the clever slovenliness of truncating some & using "it" to cleverly disguise others. Just the true sparkling craft of shithead brilliance here! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Pete]

thank you so much (as i roar with laughter at your comments). never know where imagination will go. (Hugs) back at ya ...

[MsJewel]

The images you have created are so vivid..you don't even need the picture, but it does add to the tongue in cheek humor you so brilliantly penned. An enjoyable read :) Julie

[Pete]

thank you Julie. blessings .... :)