My car will not catch on fire
it will not break down
in the dark
in the rain
on the highway
with my 10 year old inside
it will not need to be towed
again
nor require $1300 worth
of work from the Mechanic
I will not need to flag down passersby
who rush home up the off-ramp
and back down it the wrong way
w/ a fire extinguisher
I will not need to again-
ask to borrow a cell phone
I will not need to again-
ask for a jump
My car will drive across pink earth
into the crescent evening
humming alongside careless fields
and shy reeds
beneath honest sunsets
My car will no longer be a Bodhisattva
allowing people to earn good karma
for their Good Samaritan ways.
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