One Flat Tire
Journey Through Life's Detours: One Flat Tire by Stephen Fearing
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Pickup trucks and reefers ganging up in the middle lane
Pickup trucks and reefers congested in the middle lane
And I'm stuck on the shoulder trying to get out of the rain
Stuck on the shoulder, attempting to escape the rain
One flat tire, this river of tail lights and chrome
Dealing with a flat tire amid a flow of tail lights and chrome
One flat tire, another night away from home
Experiencing one flat tire, leading to another night away from home
Bernie went to hospital, he said there wasn't much pain
Bernie's hospital visit with minimal pain, causing anxiety for the narrator
But I couldn't sleep that night in case he didn't wake again
Restless night fearing Bernie might not wake up again
One flat tire and a shaky voice on the phone
Confronting a flat tire and receiving a shaky voice on the phone
One flat tire, another night away from home
Another night away from home due to one flat tire
Oh the grand designs of mice and men
Reflecting on the unpredictable plans of both mice and men
The rats racing in the streets
Metaphorically describing rats racing in the streets
As the fumes of ambition fill the air
Noting the pervasive fumes of ambition in the air
Life is a four letter word like love, like hate
Life characterized as a four-letter word like love and hate
And it's salty on my tongue like blood or tears
Life's essence described as salty on the tongue, akin to blood or tears
Blood or tears
Reiteration of the mention of blood or tears
When I can't be near you, I pull myself apart
Expressing emotional distress when unable to be close
When I can't get through to you it's like a hole in my heart
Feeling a void in the heart when unable to communicate effectively
One flat tire, like I'm swallowing a stone
Comparing the feeling of one flat tire to swallowing a stone
One flat tire, another night away from home
Enduring another night away from home due to one flat tire
One flat tire, another night away from home
Reiteration of the impact of one flat tire leading to another night away from home
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