Benz

...it's all about the internals.

I hear Janis Joplin's song,

in my head, a lot.

Oh Lord

I was acquainted with my future Wife,

long before we dated.

She drove a nice car, I had a rusty pickup.

Woncha buy me

A very nice car, indeed.

But I was interested in the driver.

A vehicle is a thing we 'get in' or 'put on'.

She worked hard and saved to buy a quality car.

A Mercedes Benz

Some assumed I was attracted, because of the car.

They never attempted to really know the driver.

What's inside a person, place or thing matters most.

The externals are often very deceiving.

Lucky me. (I already had a color TV)

Author's Note

I love my Wife. And yes, the car aint too bad, either.

Reviews

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

fantastic observation poetry on human qualities~ so many of us (me guilty I admit) make immediate assumptions on what sorrounds a person instead of what they are made of~ I love the fluid array of lines you used~ it enhances the explorative soul feel of the poem~

[Pebbles]

brilliant write and glad yr happy with the wife and the car lol!

[Jaweena...Eileen Quinta..]

beautiful poem! There is no greater gift in life then to find true love...and write about it over and over and over again!!!! Nizhoni!

[Christie Moses]

a valuable lesson within this write. So true, that the internal is far more important than what lay on the outside. I do love the clever way in which you reminded us of this fact.