for democrats everywhere,

Nov. 2024

 

General alarm: the inside

of the machine is very dirty,

and although we thought

the optimum temperature reached,

still the light hasn't come on.

 

We assumed we were

plugged into the mains,

but the descaling procedure

has failed; the water retains

its hardness, and because we're not

correctly positioned, we have to adjust

to the grinding level.

 

The manufacturer indicates

that impurities have been detected.

Components must therefore

be removed, in order to perform

a rinse cycle.

 

It is our hope that (should

the problem persist)

coarse grounds can be flushed,

warming the internal circuits

until the machine is ready

for proper use again:

 

this operator will press the button

as far as it will go.

 

poem discovered

in a coffee machine's user manual