oil change
i can’t afford 1040 oil
i change with liquifide road-kill
how many varments make a change?
vavoom: 12-squirrels or 3-racoons 1-deer-head
before i confess i dab a pinky
of varment valvoline on my forehead
slick my hair back
i confess
i have taken route 66 road-kill
i have not wasted any
part of the road creatures left
for me on the road
i drove to the grocery store on coon oil
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Robert Fleming lives in Lewes, DE. Published in United States, Canada, England, Ireland, and Australia. Member of the Rehoboth Beach and Horror Writer’s Association. 2022 winner of San Gabriel Valley CA broadside-1 poem, 2021 winner of Best of Mad Swirl poetry and double nominated for Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Follow Robert at https://www.facebook.com/robert.fleming.5030 .