when my mom was still a beginner driver.
She was tense behind the wheel,
and I was just as nervous in the passenger seat.
As we turned into a narrow alley,
cars began piling up and traffic grew congested.
“Mom, honk. Just go ‘honk, honk!’” I urged.
Taking my words very seriously,
my mom put on a resolute expression and shouted,
“Honk!”