When the Sheet Is Pulled Back

I’ve never been a fortune teller
Or had a crystal ball 
I only know the here and now
And a past that says it all!

Every time they took something out
They put a new something in
It made me run much better
Enough spare parts to make a twin!

But all those constant repairs
Left scars from stem to stern
So, when I leave my body to science
I wonder what they will learn…

For I do know this, without a doubt
And feel not a tinge of guilt
When the sheet is first pulled back…
I’ll look just like a patchwork quilt!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Pigeon Tart Avatar
February 15, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Awesome poem! Thanks for the grin.
Wanter Avatar
February 15, 2017 at 6:17 PM
That's funny!!!
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