My succubus drives a Subaru
but she’s no less sexy than your succubus.
I’m attracted to practical women
in flat heels driving Outbacks.

I stand on the side of the road
and put out my thumb
she pulls over and I get in.

She hands me the keys
and says, “drive me into tomorrow”.

We climb into the back
and until I wake up
I’m thirty again.

Ed Werstein, Milwaukee was 60 years old when his muse awoke and dragged herself out of bed. He has been writing and publishing poetry since then, with or without her help.