The new cars are shown off with lights, balloons,
and women, those models with tight curves, lines
match the cars, and men come time after time
to touch the chrome, the paint, they nearly swoon
while the women with soft voices lightly stroke
the doors, the seats, the wheel, and then the stick
until the men in high gear feel they must get in quick,
must fondle – they have tightness in their throat.
But in Saudi land, the car is a bold man
since pictures of burkhas can never be sleek.
Saudi girls may not hold a gear in their hands –
it's known they turn lesbian, or a loose freak.
When they drive their labia become untied
sending all the men into a collective cry.
© Lavinia Kumar
'End of virginity' if women drive, Saudi cleric warns
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Lavinia Kumar lives in New Jersey. Her family includes a variety of cultures and immigrants. Her poetry has appeared in Waterways, Thatchwork (Delaware Valley Poets), Orbis, US1 Worksheets, and more.
