We sat on the front porch
\nand waited for the cars to drive by
\nFrom the left were hers
\nFrom the right were mine
\na poor children’s game<\/p>\n
She got the first
\na banana yellow sports car
\nalways she got the flash<\/p>\n
The second was mine
\na battered up Ford
\nalways I got the trucks<\/p>\n
But while she yammered on
\nabout the engine strength
\nand sleek lines<\/p>\n
I thought of the man
\nin the truck
\nHow he had on a…<\/p>\n
“Porche!” she screamed.
\n“Jackpot!”
\npumping her fist up and down.<\/p>\n
And my mind wandered back
\nto the man in the truck
\nand how in my imagination
\nhe felt more
\nlike home.<\/p>\n
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