Mercedes

Now a days I have been seen driving

A Mercedes downtown.

People gaze at me with puzzled looks--

The Mercedes Benz speaks to them;

I don't know what it evokes,

But still they stare at me as if the car owns me or they see me as driving for someone.

In silence, I watch them passing me

With strange looks and frowning faces.

It is a German made car

And drives smoothly with grace

And I own it with pride,

Just like I would any other car.

I hope not to hurt people's feelings,

But it is the only means I have for traveling, seeking rural Kentucky's blessing.

So far, the police have not pulled me over.

It is my black Mercedes for retirement.

My car and my time.

11/16/2017

Gashaw W. Lake PhD

Professor of Public Administration

Graduate School

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601