Dead Battery
I am all-electric,
wired and ready
charging across America
except I have to stop
every 200 miles to recharge
when my battery goes down
or the wind doesn't blow
then the stations only sell
gas and super sized sodas
no place to plug in
need a longer extension cord
so I limp in on a dead battery
order a pizza to go
might as well eat
it's a long way home
on foot.
Stephen Gospage
Fri 21st May 2021 16:26
Great poem. As the owner of an electric car (range marginally more), this is close to my worst nightmare. There's the song 'I would walk five hundred miles' - at least it's not as far as that.