Tuesday, September 23, 2025

manual transmission

it's a phantom
stick
shift in the new car now.
i don't like this push
button world.
the ease of it all.
no sweat, no feel for the road.
my hand still floats
out to the right
to pull and push
trying to shift into the next
gear.
down shifting
at the light.
my left foot searches
for the clutch
as we pull onto the highway,
faster and faster,
spinning tires,
at last finding
the sixth gear,
notching it tight.

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