[Poetry] Song of the blue 2000 Toyota Rav 4 in good running condition by Dustin Radke

The aircon is not currently working

Making out wouldn't cost us a thing, I bemused

(While the two of us counted our change)

“We could go for a walk by the beach” I proposed

“I would cruise but the rav’s driving strange”

So we roamed on the sand with my hand in her hand

(Being all I could offer my love)

And I pouted to think I could only afford 

Just the stars—not a stone—far above

“We could swim in the waves” offered I with a sigh

(While the surf was suppressed by my talk)

“We could jump on the rocks, we could climb up the trees”

I despaired as we finished our walk

We convened in the rav and continued to plan

(Not a dime but debating a ring)

When she shrugged, with my face in her hands, as she said

“Making out wouldn’t cost us a thing”

Dustin Radke, whose work has appeared in such places as Elevation Review and Off-Kilter Magazine, is from St. Louis, Missouri and currently lives in Santa Barbara, California.  He can be found on Instagram @dustin_radke.