steer clear

what if you were to sight
a car zipping wildly from left to right
would you think the driver was insane
or that he had never heard of lanes
would you believe it a hit-and-run case
or delinquent sons in a happy race
would you guess the driver had two blind eyes
or that the gravel turned suddenly to ice
would you sense he was an AA recruit
or a dutiful cop in hot pursuit
would you reflect he was speeding to poop
or he was a reporter chasing a fiery scoop
would you assume the brakes had died
or the driver was eloping with the bride
would you suppose it a doctor’s emergency call
or a prince late for Cinderella’s ball
one thing is sure, you couldn’t fail
if you thought the driver were female.

ram cobain