my love affair

meet him.

our new gently used 1999 ford focus

he's great

he has taken us from point a 

to point b

and some sightseeing in between

there was a slight problem
between us though

he was a stick

and i had to get use to that

in my driving experience

 it probably would have been easier to drive on the left side of the road

we went on a few dates

chaperoned of course

you never leave young love/lust unattended 

it could be dangerous

and after the elders

eh-em kenneth

trusted us

we were free 

to be alone

of course we were both nervous 

but you have to try it at least once

it was a day like no other

we went from point a to point b

without any problems

and back again

ok i admit he stalled out once or twice

but he's an old man....

and just when i thought i was falling in love

there she was

his engine wasn't even cooled off yet

she looked rough

covered in dried salt water

but she was here

and she was my automatic!

 suddenly i forgot about him

hello friend!

i wanted to run and hug her

but they wouldn't let me

they insisted they clean her up first

i didn't care. i would have taken her as is.

after a few hours of 

impatiently waiting

she was 'official'

european tags and all

isn't this a beautiful sight!

and we were together

again

as the nice italian man filled her tank

i spoke sweet nothings into her steering column

i promised to never leave her

to take her wherever i go

and that we would be the best of friends

be-poppin' around italy

now 

i know,

like any good relationship

we will have our fights

and disagreements

but i always have him

in the background

waiting to continue our love affair.

love love love from italy.