let's go for a ride

not unlike

a used car salesman,

sleek

and perfumed,

you

come to me

with the promise

of something shiny,

something

i can

drive long into the night.

a prize

for life.

you offer

me

the keys,

you fill up the tank,

and whisper

sweet nothings into

my ear.

sign here.

you tell me.

sign here.

let's go for a ride.