high moon low highway medium mountain
car: a 1979 Volkswagen hand-me-down
has a hard time on a flat surface
she smokes
mind attempts the mechanic
move pieces of metal in chaotic fashion
to her broken engine:
beautiful piece of man work
it’s complexity a cultural obstacle –
damn me for learning Arthurian legend
instead of an easy fix for my car’s engine
wrench for pen bolts for paper
tubes belt rubber for plot
strange liquid of an industrial snake
spits a mathematic accuracy
a physical hit – blinding barrage
how I wish I left this jalope in the garage
cave dungeon lair places of evil men
away from society – laughing boys
giggling girls feasting reading drinking
writing – seethe in anger to disrupt
departure
walk away from twisted metal skeleton
fancy expensive pen pocketed with papers
plain thoughts of tough diner crowd ahead –
angry mechanic – aroma of broken down bacon
soggy syrup waffle butter blown
tastes of cold country - pen
waits on haunches haunts my hand
vengefully: write – her rebellion
pen’s victory welcome defeat
- silent Mrs. Butterworth
Euphemism Campus Box 5555 Illinois State University Normal, IL 61790