The Car Has Ears

THE CAR HAS EARS by Charles Eastland (also Kindle eBook: Selected Poems by Charles Eastland) Shhh shhh…whisper that news about extra money— shhh…don’t say it… the car has ears I tell you truthfully from experience, the car knows when money is coming it may be clairvoyant shhh don’t repeat a word be prudent in your thoughts, if you pass it in the lot the car has ears come over here I’ll tell you something else— the car is a hypochondriac if it hears money is coming it will surely get sick, that’s right its carburetor will develop a sudden cough its wheels will wobble the choke will choke its shoes will need soles its eyes will get dim—anything! it’ll shiver and shake and throw a tantrum at every red light and if you don’t give it the money it will purposely quit in the middle of intersections you either give up the money or walk it’s a bandit I tell you! and I’ll tell you what’s spooky about my car—so listen whatever the amount of the windfall its service bill will match it almost to the dollar and cents that’s right—many, many times it’s happened like clock work I tell you truthfully from experience, the car has ears don’t repeat this to anyone shhh don’t say it— be prudent in your thoughts if you pass my car in the lot because the car has ears and a mouth that speaks about you