in reverse

he had a pale blue
chevy.
57.
gull wings.
baby moons. for a while
it only drove
in reverse.
the transmission
busted.
but it didn't stop
him from driving
around the neighborhood.
backwards.
he lived his life
like that.
in reverse.
starting out so old,
a boy scout, walking
the straight and
narrow,
but getting
younger
as the years went on.
trouble on top of
trouble.