Technical Support

How could I survive without a computer, only heaven knows! 'Tis a necessary tool for my poetical verse to compose. Today, the beast went down again, wouldn't you know it, Just as I received a brilliant revelation so vital to a poet! My technical aptitude is meager but I did try to reboot. That was the extent of my expertise regarding a troubleshoot! I couldn't figure out what else to do so as a last resort, I called the computer company gurus for technical support! I was talking with a foreigner, much to my consternation, So I steeled myself for a challenging technical conversation! He could be anywhere on that vast continent of Asia; I later learned he was from the Islands of Malaysia! I'm sure that in solving computer glitches he does excel, And he obviously knows the Malaysian lingo very well, But bless my soul, I hardly understood a word he uttered, As in fractured English and technical jargon he sputtered! I'm sure he thought he was talking with a first-rate dunce, Since he had to repeat his instructions to me more than once! As frustrating as it is, I reckon I'll have to resign myself, To pleading for technical support beyond the continental shelf! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (© All Rights Reserved)