Money Talks

If the dealer calls you, he says, please

drive straight there & buy me a car,

so I say, I’m here to buy the RX-7.

The dealer says, We have two —

points at a car painted gold

& another silver. What’s the difference?

I ask. The silver has a sunroof.

That seems simple. I’ll take the silver.

Will you take a credit card? The dealer

stares. Don’t you want to drive it?

Don’t have time, I say, just

write it up. So he does, & before

he finishes, a woman comes at me

shouting, I was here first. The dealer

hauls her away. Don’t worry, Madam,

she was here, but you bought it.