Who's Driving This Car? Poem by Patti Masterman

Who's Driving This Car?

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The window's blurry,
The odometer's broke,
​The tires are bare;
Who's driving this car?

The seats are saggy
From long time use,
The rear-view's broken;
Who's driving this car?

It knocks down the road
Toward the next bone yard,
And it can't get far;
Who's driving this car?

Once it was new,
Best thing on the road,
But now it's just old;
So who's driving this car?

I'M driving this thing,
And this car is ME,
And it's all worn out,
But I make it work.

If I didn't have it,
I'd be a-foot,
A fool on the pavement;
In fact, just stuck.

So I praise this car
And it's wobbly ride-
And I'm gosh darn grateful
That I'm still inside.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: age,driving,gratitude,old age
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
WILLYY 17 May 2018

Jk this is a nice poem

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Pamela Sinicrope 22 April 2016

Gratitude is a wonderful thing. Breaks one out of the pitying cloud. I like your poem and the metaphor of the car to our aging bodies. The style of writing is simple, direct, and poetic. Well done. Thanks.

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Smoky Hoss 13 April 2016

AMEN sister! ! ! We may be used, but: we're not used up! Great poem! Love it.

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