Old Maverick, Applause, UA Fort Smith

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Old Maverick

By Kimberly Williamson

Green flecks of paint, like dust
Cling to your rusted physique
The cold winter laughs as your engine reheats
Your years of use have caught you unwary
Shaking and rocking, you find your regularity
Sitting and idling ready to progress
The door is pulled open and screeches in dissent

A warm body slides into your ratty seats
Holes spitting yellow foam from beneath
A foot moves to the petal and revs till you delay
But forced into gear you begin to move away

Moving slowly over the wet road
The heater hums to action
Spitting bits from the old fan
Only a few metal ejections
Then air begins
Stinky and cold at the start
But hot and heavy by the time I disembark
Turned off and left unguarded in the cold lot
Years of service left you ugly
Theft is of no thought.

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