Happy Father's Day

67  Ford

By 

Jessica Singleton 

I don't know why he kept her alive for all those years. She was just a chunk of metal. 

He looked at her with praise after she had been washed and waxed.

He looked at her with concern after a storm. 

You would think they had , had a fight and she was a real person who might leave.

I think I saw frustration in his face when he would have to pull over to fix her.

But he stayed with her for longer then anyone would think she was worth.

Years later after she was not even cool vintage . 

He treated her like a prize that could only be shown off on a weekend. 

She stayed in the garage during the rest of the week days, while he drove a newer model of her. 

But he never had the hart to give her up. 

I guess that is what it means to love someone . 

Happy Father's Day.