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In the View of his Car?

Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:16 PM EDT
fiction, sbutki-fiction, programmerdude
By Chris from MN

I'm a Jeep Cherokee!

In the view of his car?

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A late entry for Write From the Perspective Of Your Car. (I sat down to write something else, and this came out.)

In the view of his Car?

In the view of his car?
You have no idea.
Do you know who I am?
I'm the best of my kind.
I'm a Jeep Cherokee.
Don't you know what that means?
 
In the view of his car?
My tale's not a good one.
I was bought on a whim.
Always wanted a Jeep!
I'm a Grand Cherokee.
Don't you know what that means?
 
In the view of his car?
Well, what I saw was this.
 
Me traded in by an Owner who cared.
Not even cleaned, only been there since three.
Then they come along, the wife, kids and he.
Test drive, signed contract; new driveway for me.
 
Since then my status has slipped a few pegs.
Gets me around; that is all that he cares.
At least I get gas and checks 'neath the hood.
(A bath now and then would be very good.)
 
I'm dented, I'm rusting, my glass is cracked.
My tabs and his license needs be renewed.
One-twenty K miles; could go many more.
Could change be in sight; a trade in again?
 
In the view of his car?
No, it just can't be done.
To him just a car; not his avatar.
I'm a Jeep Cherokee.
Don't you know what that means?
 

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Chris from MN

Whew!   Made the deadline.   Here's my entry for Scott's Write From the Perspective Of Your Car article.

  • 3 votes
Reply#1 - Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:38 PM EDT
patriciaad

*sigh* Why am I not surprised - Chris is good at poetry, too...
Great rhythm.

  • 2 votes
Reply#2 - Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:14 PM EDT
Scott (Scoop) Butki

Very well done. I can imagine that read aloud or turned into a song.

  • 1 vote
Reply#3 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:18 PM EDT
Samantha Gluck

Awesome! You have out-done yourself. My husband works for Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge so I have a special place for those Grand Cherokees!

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Reply#4 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:39 PM EDT
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