Eighteen years old
Big Mac in one hand
Steering wheel in the other
Foot planted on the accelerator
Pressing it to the floor
Super Big Gulp full of Mountain Dew resting precariously on the seat
Two tons of metal rubber and plastic
Hurtling down the road at one hundred miles per hour
Painted in a pretty Forest Green Metallic
One of the optional colors on 1971 Chryslers
Scenery racing by the windows
Gas stations with Regular grade fuel priced at 89 cents per gallon
Tossing the now foodless McDonald's bag out the window
To bounce onto the shoulder
Blending in with all the rest of the trash swirling in the windy wake
This excessive caricature of American consumption and waste
Was me
Big Mac in one hand
Steering wheel in the other
Foot planted on the accelerator
Pressing it to the floor
Super Big Gulp full of Mountain Dew resting precariously on the seat
Two tons of metal rubber and plastic
Hurtling down the road at one hundred miles per hour
Painted in a pretty Forest Green Metallic
One of the optional colors on 1971 Chryslers
Scenery racing by the windows
Gas stations with Regular grade fuel priced at 89 cents per gallon
Tossing the now foodless McDonald's bag out the window
To bounce onto the shoulder
Blending in with all the rest of the trash swirling in the windy wake
This excessive caricature of American consumption and waste
Was me
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