
the agglutination of cars at 5:36 pm
near a major intersection
in this major metropolitan area
as i watch them out the east window
of a burger king
makes me wonder why i am car shopping
.
a split second later i have answers aplenty
public transportation waxes unreliable
and feels more dangerous
and i spent more than two grand renting
last year alone
and walking at night is more dangerous too
and i’d get more dates as a man with a car
(maybe)
.
now it’s 5:58 and more duskish
the westbound drivers must be squinty
i can see one doing the visorgap slouch
and a big truck just did a jerk-to-a-stop
.
and at $5K down
$300/mo for 60 months
and god knows how much
to insure this septuagenarian
a car is looking more and more
like an unaffordable luxury
.
but i think as the dusk deepens
about sliding into that driver’s seat anytime
destination anywhere
what
a
rush



