Highway Man Comments

Losing mind in highway is so sad. Betrayal provokes thought. Whipper of horses is heard. This poem is amazingly penned and shared...10

This poem is a kind of stream of consciousness, and although I find the language and movement very vivid., I'm unclear about the narrative, but the poem is about the suddenness of desire and the curious certitude which accompanies it so that what appears to be an impulsive act from an outside perspective is really a response to a readiness within. The speaker is thoroughly confident, not because she is in control of events but because she senses THIS IS MY MOMENT! THIS IS WHAT I WANT! But in the last few lines the highway man seems totally incapable of responding to such a woman of desire. He's just a boor. And she could have conferred wonders upon him had he been ready to receive them.

An interesting poem. Nicely written.