Response to "Joy Ride"

The poem "Joy Ride" has several metaphors.  Take,for example, the first stanza.  The entire stanza is saying that humans are like cars.  Always moving, needing to be fueled.  We sometimes get dented or and we all have our scratches and scars, but most of us can be repaired.  "You're never immune to collisions", in other words, there are no guarantees in life. "Don't be afraid to swerve and speed,drive fun, crazy & even a little wild."  Just take a chance sometimes.  You don't always have to play it safe. "It's better to get lost listening to your soul;than know where to go, but not enjoy the ride."  Sometimes you have to listen to your heart and not your head; don't take the adventure out of life, that's the fun part.  The tone was very laid back and adventurous.  The mood of this poem was, well there's no other way to describe it, the mood was fun.  That was the whole message that the author was trying to get across,have fun.