for four years i drove
this 1978 chevy nova
w/out a rearview mirror
i had knocked it off jumping across
the seat to the passenger side door
b/c the driver's door was broken
& i never bothered
to glue it back on
also the adhesive that held the
side mirrors on loosened
& they both dropped at different
times while sitting at a traffic light
& shattered on the pavement
don't listen to the masses:
intact mirrors are bad fucking luck
that's when i broke my habit
of looking backwards
i just kept punching the gas
& accelerating forward
my fender eating up the center
line as i zoomed towards the sun