Jackie

Jackie

Doing 85 in a 35

Driving my daddy's El Camino

The engine roars like a hungry lion

A creature that would never be tamed

The wheels throw dust behind me

There is a redhead on the seat beside me

Daisy dukes and a halter top

Aphrodite has come to life

Her legs wrap around my stick shift

She takes it from first to fifth

Ever gaining speed on this country back road

Fence posts rush by in a blur

I can hear no sounds except the wheels

Tearing up the road as we fly over it

So many accidents on this road

So many people killed on “Dead Man's Curve”

What makes me think I can make it?

Is the chance worth the love of a girl?

Would I ever get a night with her

Or even a kiss?

The speedometer hits 110

The stars are no longer points of light in a distance sky

They begin whirling they are so beautiful

She moves closer tome

Her skin glistens in the light from the dashboard

Beads of moisture looks like a million diamonds

The song on the radio is pounding into my body

Building ecstasy far beyond what any boy should feel

Stopping would cause the feelings to wither and die

The faster we go the erotic she feels

Her every nerve controls her passion

Burning deep within her ivory skin

Bringing her to the edge of orgasm

The brakes lock

The tires squeal as she screams in passion

The motor dies with a bang

The wheels stop in total quiet

Then there is just silence

The silence was broken by her voice

She told me her name was Jackie

Then the door opened as she disappeared

Was she just in my mind?

An image conjured from my loneliness?

The motor died next to a tree

A white cross stood before me

Surrounded by dying flowers

One word was on the cross

It was faded because of the falling rain

It was a name

“Jackie” it said

Then I knew that she was gone