Changing cars
seduced by soft comfort, swanky colour
smooth clutch and efficient brakes
no little red lights flickering warning
of heat, of low coolant: I respond
eagerly, flirt with the salesman,
bad-mouth my faithful old vehicle;
All I want now is to
drive away, dash away,
flow over new horizons,
flash new lights, feel new suns,
embrace new lovers. The new car
intoxicates me with inhaled power,
the scent of seats as yet unsullied.
And yet will I not dream sometimes of
my old car, the steering wheel worn
smooth and shiny by the caress
of my hands the seats stained
by the passage of friends?
Font size:
Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 31 sec read
- 37 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIIAAJKLMNO |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 567 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Changing cars" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 3 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/67909/changing-cars>.
Discuss the poem Changing cars with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In