Tuesday, September 29, 2020

that new car smell

she had that new car smell.
low mileage.
shiny hub cabs,
leather
seats all around.
stick shift.
v 8.
she had vroom.
she had style and class.
she sat
nice and pretty
spinning on the showroom
floor,
but a month later, you
were taking her back.
you found out 
the mileage wasn't true.
she was in a flood.
caught fire.
the computer blew.
a lemon,
leaking oil,
slow on the move,
there was trouble
every morning when
she wouldn't turn over.
funny how love that isn't
true can be
exactly like that.

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