to see anyone needing
a jump start
anymore.
thirty or forty
years ago, you weren't
a man
if you didn't have
a pair of jumper
cables in
the trunk
and chains for the tires
in case it snowed.
you knew
how to change the plugs,
set the points,
jack it up
and put in a new pair
of shock absorbers.
oil or water pump,
no problem.
you laid under the car
with a cigarette
in your mouth
and turned
a screw to release the oil,
then funneled new
oil in. then you washed
and waxed the car
while drinking a beer.
maybe you whistled at a cute
girl walking
by and said, hey baby.
that's what men did
back then,
some women too,
and now you see men
jumping around
in women's clothes and
makeup
with little pink purses
and singing
show tunes.
baking cookies dressed
as nurses and ballerinas.
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