Poetry Repair - Doug von Koss

[Larry Robinson]

Poetry Repair  

The sign said, Poetry Body & Fender Repair
In smaller print Domestic Only
and even smaller print
Experienced English Major on Duty
 
My dented poem about lost youth and food coloring
had a few problems so I pushed it in the open door
 
“May we be of service, sir?”
My poem has a slow leak and now and then the steering is loose
 
“That’s dreadful.  Have you discerned anything else, sir?”
Well, it start ok but it slows down when I change direction
 
“Has it been repaired before, sir?”
Too many times I’m afraid
 
“Sir, it appears your poem has met with a collision.”
How can you tell?
 
There is a plethora of indications.   We can hear
a whispering murmur, a susurrus actually
 from under the hood.  And it’s dripping verbs at an appalling rate.”
 
Plethora?  Susurrus?  Appalling?  I don’t use words like that.
 
“There you have it.  That’s your problem sir.  Good day.”
 
       - Doug von Koss