This breakdown is dedicated to my 3-year-grind learning how to drive stick. I’m a slow learner.
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First gear—
Feel that resistance
To click into place
The first inches come
With struggle and pain
Second—
Timid, insistent
My feet do a dance
Pushing the pedals
(Not quite) to the max
Third—
The game (velocity)
That amateurs practice
Drive me to the middle
And improve my tactics
Fourth—
A state of stability
I could get used to this
I look up; alas, a pinnacle
I can’t call it quits
Fifth—
Rolling at my highest potential
So glad to be here
Sharks die in inertia
But I’ll just go down (the gears)
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And that’s how the flow goes driving a 5-speed.
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Once you get the hang of it, it is like flowing, and becomes second nature. It also took me a while to learn stick shift.
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Yes! 🙂 that’s what I was trying to convey in the poem. Thanks for getting that. It becomes muscle memory after a while.
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I did, but still not very sure..lol. Learning again 🙂
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Well, hang in there! Once you learn it completely, you won’t ever forget it. 🙂
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Yes, I wish!! 😀
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Nice take on the prompt! Slow learner? You are not alone 😀
And I’m still learning 🙂
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Thanks, much appreciated. I have a stubborn head for learning things I don’t like, haha. You’re learning stick right now?? Exciting!
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Admirable even trying to learn stick, regardless of how long the grind has been. Something I always meant to do and never did. Good on ya … Marianne
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Hi Marianne, thank you for stopping by! 🙂
I was prey to my stepdad’s tradition of teaching all his daughters stick before automatic. But I’m happy to have had the lesson, and will always love driving stick for as long as I am able to drive. It’s worth it! You should give it a shot, get a tutor! 😀
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