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Running On Fumes

When I go to buy gas,
My teeth I want to gnash,
And I curse 'neath my breath,
And want to choke the hose!
Save room at the poor house;
I am gonna need it!

Gas is awful high.
Four bucks a gallon!
A loan from the bank.
Might help somewhat to,
Fill my empty tank!

Those crude cartels,
Control each drop.
And what is worse,
They drain my purse!

Help Congress!
Off your duffs!
Ease my plight!

My car
Gasps for

Gas!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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Placed No. 8 in David Williams' "Diminished Hexaverse" Contest - June 2012

Copyright © Robert L. Hinshaw | Year Posted 2012

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Nette Onclaud Date: 6/24/2012 9:49:00 PM my kind of poetry, bob... salute and congrats with huggs! :) Login to Reply

Debbie Guzzi Date: 6/24/2012 9:40:00 AM I have a Prius! God bless Japanese inginuity!Congrad's on your win. Light & Love Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 6/23/2012 8:23:00 AM Congratulations on your placement in David's "Hexaverse" contest Bob. Love, Carol Login to Reply

Vicky Tsiluma Date: 6/23/2012 2:53:00 AM Ha! Don't we all wish for reduced gas prices! Well put Robert and congrats on your win! Login to Reply

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl Date: 6/22/2012 6:42:00 PM Sounds very cheap compared to our pump prices Bob but congratulations on your winning spot xx Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 6/22/2012 3:35:00 PM Great idea and win..Congrats on winning..Sara Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 6/22/2012 11:37:00 AM BOB H.,~xox~ A wonderful congratulations, in David's True version of Diminishing Hexaverse. Have yourself a good day,pd Login to Reply

David Williams Date: 6/22/2012 11:08:00 AM Bob, I could almost see you seething at the pumps, thanks for entering and well done...David Login to Reply

Jonas L. Rozario Date: 6/22/2012 9:01:00 AM Yep, yep the damn gas price!!! A very good subject you picked Bob...liked it. If I was the judge I'd have placed your poem higher on the list. Big congrats on your win though!!! Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/22/2012 8:01:00 AM Yours has a really awesome ending! Congrats on your funny poem. (well, it's not really funny what we pay for gas, but you get my meaning) Login to Reply

S.Jagathsimhan Nair Date: 6/22/2012 2:54:00 AM Congrats, Bob, on the win..love this topical and attractive piece..:) Jag Login to Reply

Elizabeth Wesley Date: 6/19/2012 8:04:00 PM Time we get gas powered bikes. I've been looking at them and am impressed. Another thing Bob, there a companies that aren't fromthe middle east we can buy from so boyfcotting could be a big voice if everyone was together on it. I sense some desperation in this one! Login to Reply

Kathryn Collins Date: 6/19/2012 8:47:00 AM moving to the arctic for dogs and a sled. broke Login to Reply

Pace Ink-U-Script Date: 6/18/2012 2:15:00 PM Love the flow of this Diminished Hexaverse..good luck in the contest!! Login to Reply

Russell Sivey Date: 6/18/2012 1:42:00 PM What a delightful write you have written my friend! I really enjoyed your description of the plight for gas that we all encounter seemingly every day! You wrote this poem so fluidly and making the lines easy to read! It's a pleasant write to read Bob! Outstanding poem! Great Work!! Login to Reply

Justcallme Britt Date: 6/18/2012 12:48:00 PM I'm certain you're serious about this because you have mentioned this lightly before in another one of your poems HAHA so this solidifies your angst as genuine. 16 cents is an improvement but most definitely isn't a drastic drop to me, by the way. Didn't even notice it was a diminished hexaverse until I got to the bottom so you did an exceptionally good job keeping a natural flow. Good luck in the contest, Bob <3 Login to Reply

Robert Pettit Date: 6/18/2012 12:23:00 PM Bob, if you have been to the pumps within the last three weeks, you'll see that the prices have dropped drastically. I have a feeling they won't stay there very long. Good example of a diminished hexaverse. Login to Reply