red white and very blue

i used to work on my american

made

cars.

chevy's and pontiacs,

back in the 70's and 80's.

oil pumps,

water pumps,

gaskets, filters.

leaks.

carelessly made junk

that broke down a mile

away from

the show room floor.

on saturdays

i was always on

my back asking

someone to hand me a wrench.

and then i bought a little

honda from japan

and never again

opened the hood of a car.

much to my father's dismay,

calling

me a traitor

to this day, he just can't

let go of that silly little war.