Tears For My Old Friend Bruce

Now living back in Dayton, Ohio, having left in nineteen seventy-three;
I’m in the city where I grew up, so many friends I’ve yet to see!
Today while reading the Sunday paper, a sad Obituary caught my eyes;
For my good old friend Bruce Pinsky, so sadly has just died!
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He was the brother of my buddy Terry, the exact same age as me;
He had a hot red Stingray Corvette, and with it goes this story!
One day he picked me up at home, made a few turns to Catalpa Drive;
Then he tromped down on the gas pedal, in seconds, we hit ninety-five!
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Then he downshifted rather quickly, to make the four-way stop ahead;
I said, “Bruce, you are a wild man”, but my cravings, he had fed!
So I lobbied for my parents, to purchase one for me;
To trade in my 1960 Belvedere, so a Stingray man I’d be!
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I got them to go to McCloskey’s, our Chevrolet dealer place;
They even asked about the best price, my heart began to race!
But they decided to get me a Bel Air, so much to my dismay;
I will never forget Bruce Pinsky, and that most exhilarating day!
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                          My friend Bruce Pinsky
                      Gave me the ride of my life
                             I’ll ne’er forget him
 
                      Larry Ran April 16th, 2018