WA 7, Draft 1: Driving

They know each other,
I don’t want to know what is in store for me,
I hope they were friends,
Otherwise I’d rather by Lee

He signaled me out the first day of class,
Claire she’s in my car was what he said
I just tried to laugh
And turned a dark crimson red

They gave us a speech and then that was it,
We were given a car,
Told “Do your best”
Sent out on the range under the stars

The first day was dreadful,
I had one too many stories,
I thought I would give up,
But then I remembered Laurie

She had a tough time,
Stuck through it to the end,
She finished her time,
But now she is dead.

I had the worst car,
It was hard to unbuckle,
I thought I was stuck,
I just had to chuckle.

The next day was better,
They watched from the tower,
He liked to tell me everything I was doing wrong,
I tried to have power

We went out on the roads,
I was first to go,
I made a few mistakes,
Oh no, no, no

Driving down country roads,
Windy twisty streets,
Cars speeding by,
I tried to be upbeat

Lane changes and merging,
My next big feat,
I guess I got through,
And then that was complete

We drove in the traffic,
We drove down old country roads,
I drove my instructor crazy,
He wanted to explode

It wasn’t over yet,
A few more days to go,
Along the way we talked,
And he found out I was “whoa”

He apologized for thinking that I was just some book kid,
He thought I wouldn’t be cool,
That I wouldn’t know all the rap songs I did,
But I showed that fool

We drove down 29,
A very busy road,
Eight lane changes to make,
What a big load.

I didn’t quite make it to where I was supposed to go,
I did my lane changes,
Too far left and too far right,
I was glad when I could exchange.

Silence in the car,
Until I started talking,
Once you open that big mouth there’s no closing,
I’m sure he wanted me to get out and start walking.

I knew when I did something I wasn’t supposed to do,
He would chuckled under his breath,
Or shake his head the tiniest bit,
Those times I wished I was Beth.

Beth always knew what she was doing,
No decisions she had to make,
It was this way or that,
Which one would she take?

Test day was here,
I was nervous at first,
But why worry too much,
Then I might burst

My instructor put me in a headlock
Claire don’t do anything stupid
You have your good days and bad,
I wished I was Cupid.

I was unusually calm,
Took each lane change in stride,
Lane changes were nothing,
I was wide-eyed.

The test day teacher called me on up,
I wasn’t sure what it was going to be,
I opened the door,
And knew I would get the key.

She handed me the paper,
Told me I drove kind of slow,
I didn’t care,
I was aglow.

My instructor saw me,
He gave me a big handshake,
A smile creped onto his face,
He knew I had made not one mistake.

I smiled inside,
I was glad it was over,
I knew I couldn’t drive yet,
But I felt like a four-leaf clover.