1/30/08 Hot Wheels

I love when Cookie lays on the floor
on his side and quietly plays cars.
His car world is so very real.

I love the spectrum of sounds he makes
under his breath, but still intensely:
the roaring engines, grinding gears, acceleration
and fast turns, squeals and screeching brakes.

But my favorite part of car world
is the whispered smack talk,
cocky challenges and counter-challenges that pass
between all of the teeny tiny drivers.