December, 2000

The  Truck    ©        

  by   Wesley Bowen            
 

I like a truck that looks tough
     not like a fish or poodles with running lights

I want one as tough as a frying pan
     with an extra large brush guard on the front,
     with 20" big tread tires

I really like style,
     but why should a truck have fancy chrome to tear up

I want my truck to take beatings
     like a boxer getting his teeth knocked out

To find
     here's a little test to try

If you have a small wreck in a parking lot,
     by backing a little too far
     your only worry is how big a mess
     you made of the other guy's car!
 

Originally published in the North Carolina Poetry Society's
"Award Winning Poems, 2000" 
Used with the permission of the Poet.

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