St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s day

Coming home from school

(My father had driven me there)

Pulling up to a stoplight

A mustang pulls up beside us

(One of the newer, sleeker, uglier models)

My father has an idea

He turns up the radio and rolls down the windows

(“Nancy Whiskey” had been playing in the background)

The mustang pulls forward

So do we

(My father starts revving the engine)

The light changes color

We both take off

(My father is laughing by now)

This surreal feeling

A ridiculous excursion

(The mustang, naturally, won)