Author: Alexandre Louis
Image: A Brouhot Car in Paris in 1910 (here)
but a convenient item
of a people mover
an object of envy
when in flashy red
of a branded make
it epitomizes success
in the rat race of yuppies
especially accentuated
adorned with a pretty face
at the passenger seat
an object of love
more of value
to the passenger seated
such is the way
but the beauty of it all
when you are
in the driver's seat
you are the prime mover
Mish at d'Verse Poetics - an object poem
That's a great photo: how amazing must a car have seemed back then! It's still a very useful item, but I wish we'd find a way to run them without fossil fuels, and actually used it!
ReplyDeleteI dislike that they have become symbols of success, as if a fellow who drives a Cadillac is somehow superior to the fellow who drives the Ford pick-up. Our values are so skewed! I like your term "ratrace of yuppies!"
ReplyDeleteOh the freedom of cars - too intoxicating.
ReplyDeleteI always prefer the driver's seat.
ReplyDeleteIt's a heady place to be, as the "prime mover"! Perceptive points you make about cars being more than just tools for the status-seekers.
ReplyDeleteMotor vehicles have symbolized many things over time and you've highlighted many of them here.
ReplyDeletePrime mover, hahahaha, love it
ReplyDeleteYou nailed it! We are reflections of the vehicles we drive ~~~ much of the time.
ReplyDeleteHaha made me smile, cars are surely not just "cars" thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love this... the car is a status symbol, but it is best symbolized when we are in the driver's seat. Very good!
ReplyDeleteCars do become extensions of their drivers. We have become integrated in a way with our machines.
ReplyDeleteAmazing how much a car can be, when in reality it's just a people mover..
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