Cars

Cars are amazing!
They can fly you to the moon or spin you through the skies!
Or be a sub marine!
Even if you can’t reach the peddles it’s all magic!
Flip the switches turn the knobs!
Shoot the lasers!
Fly to Mars!
A Little car for a little guy!
That’s what daddy said!
The trees are moving…no it’s me!
Just like daddy turn the wheels!
V room…V room…V room!
I’m really flying!
A terrified shout! “Get Him Out!”
Pulled out the door…” Now I’m Afraid”!
The car goes over the cliff…rolls down to the road…jumps the guard rail…disappears in the woods!
What where you doing? “Why were you in there?” “Why were you in there?” “That was our New Car!”
The questions come too fast to think!
I could only sob, “A little car for a little guy?”
“Here you take him!” …thrown to my mother!
Daddy runs down the path the bug made.
“Take him!” tossed to my sister!
Into the house I’m dragged!
“I’ll teach you to touch other people’s things!”
She turns on the stove.
“I’ll teach you!”
She drags my hand closer to the flame!
“A little car for a little guy I sob!”
My fingers burn! I scream and SCREAM!
“You did it to yourself!”
“You’re a bad little boy!”
“Shut up!”
“Get into that chair!”
“Dad worked hard for that car and YOU ruined it!”
“SHUT UP!”
“Eat your dinner!”
“STOP your crying!”
My mom came in still mad at me.
“MOMMY”
Rejected…” The car is alright, just a ding on the bumper.”
“Mommy”!
Why is he crying?
“He burned his finger on the stove.”
“Oh, my Timmy let mommy see…”
“Sue hand me the keys there on the wall” ….” The brakes gave out” … “Your dad thinks he can fix it.”
” Good thing no-one was hurt!”