A Speed Demon's Ultimate Track Time Dilemma
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 12 years.
Suddenly locked in the I-95's version of a carpool lane
Unable to get past 55 mph no matter what efforts tried
Frustrated that Dodge Minivan acted completely carefree
As if they were on a one lane county road going to a B&B
Not a major highway full of ticked off and overly caffeinated drivers
Hard to understand why certain drivers of life have no urgency
Just in total cruise control on and off the road
Landed in an even greater mud pit where everyone sat around
Watching the pretty birds and cuddly animals through the window
Being oblivious to the sadness that lurks just beneath the thin smile
Human equivalent of a Corvette in peak fire engine red condition
Stuck in a neon green Yugo purgatory of my own making
Surrounded by a sea of rust buckets no one wanted
That couldn't get out of the garage half of the time
Sputtering and coughing before it got to the end of the block
Jalopies completely retired inside the ultimate junkyard
Pretending it's Club Med or a Sandals Resort vacation
Not the end of the assembly line
No more road trips to take with the gang
Mocked by this band of merry rejects with the laissez-faire nature
For having places to go and no ability to get there
Forced to stay in this state of flux due to a body on cinderblocks
Tires slashed by the neighborhood Dennis the Menace
Type who runs with scissors cutting holes in all of the parade floats
Exterior corroding from too much inertia
No additional mileage on the odometer to show for
Becoming like the rest of the jelly beaned medicated multitudes
Wagging their tails with fake contentment
Transformed into another Yugo wrecker on the useless car lot
Ironically, the Corvette engine placed inside an inferior frame
No mechanic willing to play with the newly changed undercarriage
But eager to fiddle with the fine craftsmanship of the engine
Want to study how the superior brain can still work
When the frame withered and faded into the background
A mystery not even Mystery Inc. can solve without Scooby Snacks
Or a much higher paycheck
Whichever they choose first.