Cats and Fucking Dogs

It is pouring out
so you walk out
of your small
subterranean apartment
to your old car
with an umbrella
you bought from
the family dollar
store
the handle looks
like one large
crows claw
it works well
until you get
the car door open
and go to
fold it up
but it wont close
and the rain is
coming down
in fuckloads
so you break it
and shove it
on the passenger side
floor beneath
the glove box
rain dripping across
your seat
and this crumpled
fucking thing
half open
half caved in
next to you
the claw sticking
up in the air
then on a right turn
your ashtray
falls out
of the dash
and ten butts
and a pile of ashes
lands beneath your feet
as you continue
driving to work
through spring rain
repulsed by your
tenacity