Sir,
I should like to call your attention to
the necessity of overdrive,
self-lubricating valves, spark plugs,
and a battery that doesn't go dead
Watching grease-monkeys
lubricate the sky,
oil the vexum clouds,
torture hum
from the most recalcitrant cog,
standing on life's obselete running-board,
I remember your advice:
On a long stretch
of a single-lane highway,
staring into the rear view mirror
doesn't do a helluva lot of good.
