Cathy Porter- A Poem

STICK TO YOUR SHOES

Not the smartest move,

getting into a car with some guy you don’t know –

but when he looks like a hot guitar solo

and drives a ’65 Mustang, you take your chances.

Months later, when I read the headlines,

I realized how lucky I was. But hell,

we had fun that day -- and I’m not even sure

it was him. My grandma said it probably wasn’t,

so I let it go. She was a cool lady –

ran off with a good-looking

guy she met at a barn dance; got married

three days later. “Didn’t know much about

each other-that’s what kept us together.”

Told me to be careful and not fall

for the first guy who turns my brain to mud.

“Give him at least three days to stick to your shoes.”

Not sure what she meant, but Grandma

never liked guns.