Repelled by Metal

I don’t drive, I’m afraid.

Never had the inclination or the need.

Being antimagnetic, I am repelled by metal

And unimpressed by speed.

Nor am I being ‘holier than thou’.

Thou art a godsend to be candid

You with the car and the welcoming smile

Without your lift I’d be stranded.

And it’s not that I dislike cars

Though noisy and dangerous I dare say

Money-eaters and poison-excreters, okay

But I don’t dislike cars, per se.

It’s just that I know my limitations.

I’d be all thumbs behind a wheel.

Don’t laugh. Could you park a poem

In a space this small? Well, that’s how I feel.