Freeway Run

When love came to town there was nothing to do.
Randomly perplexed she left the room and fell down the stairs.
She was used to the pain and instantly popped up on her feet with acrobatic grace.

Turning to the coffee pot she filled it and put it on the stove.
Went out got the paper and read through the news.
Nothing of interest, except an article about a man who was late.
She knew it was him from the words quoted therein.

The coffee went down with terrible haste.
The paper it flew as she ran out the door.
Onto the street screaming as if she was on fire.
Neighbours they cheered and threw flowers at her feet.
They had never seen such a woman, so beautiful and sweet.

Shop owners closed their shops to watch the commotion.
They spoke with each other and compared their emotion.

A bet was made and all lost their hair,
for this time they had nothing to which they could compare.

Dashing down the freeway she passed a lorry of sorts.
It honked at her happy and moved out of the way.
Everyone was with her on this day.

Braking like mad she avoided the sea and popped into Starbucks for some tea.

A child came up running and ask for an autograph.

She gave it with a smile, but stole the pen.
The kid started crying and called for his dad.

He wasn't aware she had gone in a flash,
his dad stood there wondering what had happened to his lad.

Tilting round the corner to the parliament and park
she hopped over a police car in a tidy wide arc.

The police called the feds who were investigating a bun,
drinking some java and staring at the sun.

Everyone was called and the chase was on,
through streets of mercy and subway below.

She raced up the next station and broke the barrier of sound.

Kissed a Bugatti and hugged a barking hound.

When finally she came upon the meadow and field,
she sat down just next to him and dropped her shield.

"I brought some friends, I hope you don't mind?

They will be here shortly, I'm just trying to be kind." 

"My lady, with you times are merry and I love what you do.
But this time its not funny, why did you bring the whole zoo?" 

"Its a present to show how much you mean to me,
should I just have brought a book or a tree?
Wait til they come and my logic you will see."

The feds and the lot came over in trot,
sat down and joined in and what not.

Singing and dancing all had a blast,

It was like the times, long lost in the past.

Later in the evening when the feast had stilled down, he hugged her closely and admitted defeat.
"You are the one to make me fill out a spreadsheet."

And so it was when the world of the past
came into the present and the future twirled at last.