Instead of buying a second hand car I'll write a poem

 

Instead of buying a second hand car
I’ll write a poem 

Wanted

Something ‘reliable’ to get me from A to B

to do some shopping or go away on a trip

I’m not paying for mod cons

I don’t want anything slick

It’s as if the car and the garage on Autotrader

know that it’s me.

The man who has had no luck with cars since passing his test

I don’t know why I bother, I should give it a rest.

I’ve had a Morris Minor and an Austin 1300

a Mini and a Metro, a Ford Escort and a Vauxhall Nova

a Citroen ZX and a Mazda Demio

They’ve broken down and been broken into

I bought a brand new Renault Clio because I got a job

then had to give it back when I had the sack.

I always blamed the car but maybe it was me and my mind

My temperament and road rage

turned the car into wheels with a cage.

I felt imprisoned in a traffic jam as if it would never clear

I drove everywhere in a cloud of fear.

So now that I am much older

and the weather’s been that much colder

I’m looking for something to replace my legs and a bike

Maybe I should go back to my first vehicle

and invest in a Trike.    

Further Reading

https://sharkfishinginwales.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-great-british-pubic.html