Rider Of The Lonely Road Poem by Sean OConnor

A poem with dark imagery about a rider leaving town on a dark road to signify those that have had past troubles and are moving on. My inspiration for this story is the fact that I suffer from Bipolar Disorder and sometimes my emotions can take on a whole new meaning. I was in Hollywood, CA near the greater Los Angeles area and got onto the 101 freeway. Surprisingly, there was no one on it and that's unheard of in L.A. traffic. I was feeling very emotional at the time and just jotted down a few words when I got home. I am not a professional, however I dedicate this poem to anyone that feels they are in dark times and need to move on, which is why the central purpose of my short poem was to create a sort of darkness, yet mystery of who I was speaking about. This way it could be anyone. I wrote this poem to help myself cope with transitions in my life that were drastically changing when I was finally able to find a job and then got promoted to a new company. The years beforehand were very critical in determining who I became as a person and I am glad to leave those dark times in the past.