After Their Divorce
In his garage he takes a break, and sits
Among all the mechanical debris
Of an inventor born a century late:
Unsorted hopes, tools, dreams, and engine parts
The project car that he and his son will never
Rebuild together on Sunday afternoons
An old guitar, an ashtray full of ends
A midden of beer cans crushed in memories
He should be loading his truck and trailer, but
In his garage, in bitterness, he waits
Jul 12, 2017
Jul 12, 2017 at 6:21 PM UTC
After Their Divorce
In his garage he takes a break, and sits
Among all the mechanical debris
Of an inventor born a century late:
Unsorted hopes, tools, dreams, and engine parts
The project car that he and his son will never
Rebuild together on Sunday afternoons
An old guitar, an ashtray full of ends
A midden of beer cans crushed in memories
He should be loading his truck and trailer, but
In his garage, in bitterness, he waits