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Here's the deal, folks... This is, as indicated, the 2nd HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 2 parts. The 1st HALF can be accessed, of course, by going to - "Poems by Mark Stellinga" - on the Soup. Sorry for the inconvenience... Thanks for reading, or listening, or both...whatever the case may be - Cheers, Mark Remember how this pea-brain - when I cornered him to price it - started…“Maybe I’m a little “high”? Well, that’s precisely what I thought. You’d have to be on drugs - to make up such a huge, fantastic lie! And, yes, I’m kind of slow sometimes, but not quite slow enough to fall for something sounding this unreal, So when the slimy weasel told me - ‘SEVEN HUNDRED BUCKS’…which would, of course, have made the car a steal… Right away I knew the guy was lying like a rug, and…since he’d fin’ly finished… I replied, “Thanks for calling, buddy…but I’m going to have to pass. I’m sure you’ll find some fool to buy your ride!” Sounding fairly pissy, he came back with, “No big deal. I only called to satisfy your friend. To me, the price seems more than fair, but maybe seven hundred’s a little more than what you have to spend. “Wanna make an offer?” he suggested. “Not a chance,” I roared, “and hey…it’s not about the cost. Buying something sight unseen is not the way I do things. Too often I have rolled the dice and lost. “I don’t think the car that you’ve described was ever made…especially not in 1884! And claiming Thomas Edison’s the one who built the thing is something I could prob’ly sue you for!” “I guess I’ll buy a camera,” he replied, “and take some photos…then post it on the net and try my luck, But if you think I’m lying - or the car does not exist - well…frankly, mister… I don’t give a....darn! “I’ll put the thing on eBay, no reserve, for just one day, and hope I get at least the price I need To pay his bail and get him out, ‘cause I’m not going to rest until my sister’s brother has been freed. “I guess he’ll have to sit in jail another day or two. I can’t believe you’re passing on this car! The guy who said to call you said he couldn’t raise the funds. I can’t believe how dumb some people are! “Sorry that I bothered you.” he finished with a sneer, then slammed the phone down hard. The dude was pissed, I told my wife, “Remind me, if you think of it, my dear, to check the net to watch for - what I’ve missed?” Next day - ‘round one thirty - I was surfing eBay Motors…when - under “classic cars”, I found his sale. And as I read the auction page my wife walked by and snickered, “Golly, Mark…you look a little pale!” Some history buff - who'd done a lot of research on the car - had posted information on the page. It told of how the “Edison” was touted ‘round the world: “The grandest new invention of the age”… Back in 1884! I couldn’t believe my eyes. The sixty giant pictures made me sick! I knew that if I called him back he’d only chew my butt for being such a rude, sarcastic……person. But as I sat there staring at the screen in disbelief, the bidding was, to say the least...bizarre. There must have been at least a couple hundred thousand people fighting for the chance to own that car! With “no reserve” - and just one day to bid - the offers soared to buy what was - the only one produced - And I could only sit and watch - as I recalled assuming the dork was either blowing smoke…or juiced! Well…never have I been so wrong! And when the auction closed, I simply couldn’t believe the final bid. Passing on that car at seven hundred I assure you’s the dumbest flippin’ thing I ever did. I paid the price for - “practical”…and being ultra cautious…and, trust me…there are times when “cautious” sucks… And every time I hear somebody mention “Thomas Edison”....I think about that....ninety - million - bucks! PS: I've now got 4 new CDs - @ 4 1/2 hours each = (62 diversely varied poems), listed on EBAY - under - “Mark Stellinga Poetry” - should those of you who travel care to be so entertained. (We use PayPal) Cheers, Mark
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