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Lost Car Keys

I've never understood how things work

gears turn and cranks crank

circuits connecting and forming a link

all of this stuff is out of my reach

its all so confusing, fuses and plugs 

that plug into sockets 

and HUDS that have numbers and belts that have notches

motors that whirr and shake so profusely

only do more to stump and confuse me

I'm not at all mechanically inclined

trust me I know, I've tried many times

I can't understand battery's without power 

have to charge for almost a whole half an hour

drivetrain won't drive, forward or reverse

transmission whats that, this sticks stuck in first

the bumpers don't bump and the flashers won't flash

speedometer and fuel don't work on the dash

there are spots under the hood for the fluids it takes

and I don't understand how a carburetor.. carburates?

mufflers to muffle the sounds that it makes

drive shaft to control the turns that you take

key to ignition 

ignition to starter 

starter to the whatever the hell that you call er'

it's all so disturbing, it bothers me bunches

gas pedals, brake pedals, what are these clutches

automatic and manual drives drive me crazy

has anyone checked the oil here lately 

the tires have tread to catch on the ground

hydraulics to make you go up and go down

there are switches and knobs

that serve no functions or jobs

there's gearboxes, spark plugs, fuel tanks and handbrakes

and I couldn't even tell you which one keeps the car in place

how it all works is way beyond me

I have a hard enough time just finding my keys

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