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- abandoned
- absence of light
incompetent, again
remaining in gear at the car wash
while i dug for their money
in my wallet while they
were already spraying toward
my open window
so, i lurched forward
was yelled at, “Stop!”
and the disgusted attendant
pointed to the sign commanding
the car be in neutral
how many times have i been through
an automatic car wash not to know?
how devastating that a minute virus
can grind me into incompetence