Today’s poem is 1971 Pontiac LeMans by Thomas Bolt.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… "Today’s poem reminds me how, in some instances, automobiles are charged with a certain kind of masculinity that can be beautiful and destructive at the same time."
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