the neighbors
are getting their car fixed
right outside my deck
I can’t think from the noise
and the people
I get sucked into the repair
does he want the car back bad?
I used to
when we owned clunkers getting fixed
is the mechanic gonna be able to fix it?
how much will it cost?
then I am startled
I don’t care about any of this
but somehow I started to
I embodied concerns that were not my own
and wondered if I should
I was annoyed that I did as I don’t want to be thinking about any of this
I guess I didn’t have much choice
if I was going to go outside
it was going to sound like a garage
if you’re out there take a number
whether you have
a car
that needs
to be
fixed or not
