{"id":50560,"date":"2026-03-01T12:07:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/?p=50560"},"modified":"2026-03-01T12:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:17:05","slug":"someone-elses-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/2026\/03\/poetry-in-motion\/someone-elses-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Someone Else’s Son"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oh, what a glorious feeling to be full speed ahead into March already! Here comes truck show season and greener pastures! Time to shake off the snow and head to the show!! While we\u2019re on the topic of good times and memorable events, I\u2019d like to encourage you to think about bringing those kiddos along for the ride. Spring break is quickly approaching for many schools, and I cherished the trips I took with my dad during spring and summer breaks. I was completely mesmerized and mystified by the sights and experiences I had in the shotgun seat of dad\u2019s trucks. From big and exciting cities to endless cornfields, from eerie wide-open Nevada nights to thrilling thunderstorms across the plains, I took it all in. I was curious about every place we went and eager to get on to the next place. When I was back at home and doing normal day to day things, I just dreamed about going back out there with dad, longing for the mystique of the open road. I\u2019m truly blessed that my dad understood and embraced that spirit within me. I could have been born and raised in a \u201cnormal\u201d childhood deal but imagine all the things I would have missed if I\u2019d been someone else\u2019s kid! I call this one \u201cMystified!\u201d<\/p>

MYSTIFIED
By Trevor Hardwick<\/strong><\/p>

Sometimes, I get misty-eyed,
Just thinking back in time.
Of all those precious memories,
With that ol\u2019 man of mine.<\/p>

I guess that I was mystified,
By places that I\u2019d see.
And mystified by trucker-tales,
That my ol\u2019 man told me.<\/p>

Mystified by shooting stars,
On dark Nevada nights.
And mystified while rolling through,
The New York City lights.<\/p>

Mystified by white noise,
On the C.B. radio.
And mystified by all the places,
Dad and I would go.<\/p>

Cell phones weren\u2019t invented yet,
I just gandered through the glass.
As dad, and that ol\u2019 truck and I,
Would watch the world go past.<\/p>

Mystified by vapors,
Rising off the interstate.
And mystified by souvenirs,
From truck stops where we ate.<\/p>

Mystified by fancy rigs,
We\u2019d run with, now and then.
And mystified by places,
I may never see again.<\/p>

Back at home, I\u2019d sit in school,
And daydream \u2018bout the road.
My mind, a million miles away,
From what the textbooks sold.<\/p>

Mama taught me long ago,
To be humble and kind.
But daddy recognized a fever,
Burning in my mind.<\/p>

Mystified by shadows,
Chasing fencelines in a field.
And mystified by streetlights,
Bouncing off the polished steel.<\/p>

Mystified by noisy Jakes,
In tunnels, just for fun.
And mystified by mudflap weights,
Just swingin\u2019 in the sun.<\/p>

Mystified by wipers slapping,
Through a Midwest storm.
And mystified while rolling past,
The rows of planted corn.<\/p>

Mystified to think about,
The things I\u2019ve seen and done.
And all I might\u2019ve missed, if I\u2019d,
Been someone else\u2019s son.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oh, what a glorious feeling to be full speed ahead into March already! Here comes truck show season and greener pastures! Time to shake off the snow and head to the show!! While we\u2019re on the topic of good times and memorable events, I\u2019d like to encourage you to think about bringing those kiddos along<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":50815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-50560","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-poetry-in-motion"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50560"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50563,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50560\/revisions\/50563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tenfourmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}