my new friend

after all this time
i've been doing it wrong
what i really needed was for
my car
to be social for me

i got my new smart this week
and he has done nothing but make friends
wherever we go
be it a thumbs up or
a rolled-down window conversation
at a red light
or a lengthy walkaround and q & a
in the parking lot

today i had a guy trying out the drivers' seat
in the stop & shop parking lot
having stopped and blinky parked his jeep in the aisle
his wife came out and said
'oh no he finally found one'

in a practical sense too
he's a fun car to hang around with
once you get used to driving
almost like a standard
[not that i know how to do that]
you can merge onto route 9
lickety split
he turns almost as if pivoting in place
can fit a ton of stuff
and has plenty of room for me
and a nice loud stereo

now i'm looking for an excuse for a road trip

and to find an old friend a good new home