checking the oil

there was a time
when I checked the oil
in my car
religiously,
pulling out the dip stick
wiping it,
putting it back
in again and then reading
the level
of engine oil.
sometimes, i'd take
a can of quaker state
out of the trunk,
pop it and pour
it into the appropriate
opening
in the engine.
I can't remember the last
time I did such
a thing. I just get in
and drive now.
the oil, like many things
I used to do,
is someone else's
problem.