Phantom Clutch

On the whole, heated seats

for manual transmission

seems an even trade. But my foot

still reaches for the clutch

when Charlie Chesterman sings

about that shabby dress,

when turning right on East Street,

when I drive in heels, when I feel

the heat on the back of my thighs

and allow myself

to think of you.

For Corey’s prompt to the Real Toads: ROAD TRIP