The autumn of our vanity plates
From the courthouse parking lot, friends, Chicago, and elsewhere.
We rebel when we're young, when the seasons of our lives are new.
But, while some fall short, we reach our October and then November.
We try vainly, in our vanity plates, to hold tight to youth and action.
How? We live vicariously through our sports heroes.
Or as in this photo Tracie sends, we attempt living as a man-child.
Or as in this photo from Ellen, we try to return to our younger selves.
But, as in this shot from Karen, soon only winter lies ahead.
The early bird specials grow more tempting.
The music gets a little too loud.
Our only choice is to accept.
We work hard, as in what Melissa sends, to hope for release.
And not the opposite.
November 5th, 2010 at 9:41 AM
I have a very strong dislike for vanity license plates, but when weaved into a story, they go down much easier. Thanks, Shary Bobbins, I mean, Patrick.
November 5th, 2010 at 11:41 AM
OOOOH. do it again. :)
November 6th, 2010 at 5:58 PM
E-mail or MMS me plates when you see them! Together, we can create the Aesop's Fables of vanity plates.
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