The Engine Light – That Most Helpful Device by Dennis Allen Lange

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My engine light is on; I groan.
…What could the matter be?
Will I be like the mariner,
…Left stranded in the sea?

Will noises from my car be next –
…A rattle and a knock?
Is there a crack developing
…In my car’s engine block?

The engine light stares/glares at me
…As I drive down the road.
Is trouble ticking like a bomb
…To in my face explode?

Whew! Safely home, the light still on,
…Mechanic I will see
To diagnose my awful plight
…And its severity.

I’m fin’lly told, when I have been
…By worry driven mad,
The engine light was telling me
…The engine light was bad.

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© Dennis Allen Lange, 2019.

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