Ins and Outs Skidding
the brakes went to hell
after the runaway truck ramp
spun down the double line
like mad dogs chasing bluebirds
screeching on Prof. Helix's blackboard
the last thing he said was
I hope I don't remember this
the first thing he said
after the last thing he said was
gimme a bandage
recaps for the kneecaps
gimme oxygen
air for the rare
did we spin
hell we rearranged the deranged horizon
don't recall the stop
still going full tilt
nurse could you please change
the bandage the channel
could you as an act of mercy
put on that new game show
the strange game show
the We Play Replay Show
hi boys and girls time to face it
something you never expected
is about to
repeat
repeat
how we got this far I'll never know
roll tape peel tape ouch
how much have our contestants
won tonight Officer Gordion?
a night at the Phantom's Opera Ray
threw it into drive
just to stay alive
didn't do the trick
hit like a brick
what else you gonna do
with a bag full of calories
working a lead foot
nurse I seem to be seeing
EVERYTHING at once
over the horizon I see my own ass
yesterday sliding off the clock
it's OK, we come we go
we remove the bandages
detour
From "Engine of Didactic Beauty" available on Amazon
http://tinyurl.com/nhfk6dr
Copyright © Walter Alter | Year Posted 2017
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