Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Clark Gormley #70 The Intermittent Fault


since you walked in it works fine
but it was stuffed before
sure it was
the IT woman says
like someone in a 70s sitcom
with enough sarcasm
that the Americans will get it

no rhyme nor reason
the cause as elusive
as a Whac-A-Mole
in a swiss cheese factory

fault finding needs to be so methodical
change just one parameter at a time
there are thousands of combinations
all seem implausible
and without an inkling
superstition takes over

maybe it has to do
with how you hold your tongue?
fingers crossed
One leg cocked
arms poised for attack
like the karate kid
get Mr Miyagi in
for the laying of hands
he may fix it but
only if you have faith
in the process
bugger!

perhaps it’s
meteorological
due to a solar wind
collateral from
the sun’s flatulence
or astrological
at the whim of the gods
who apparently
feel they need to top up
my quota of mockery

there it is!
no, gone again

1 comment:

  1. Celestial mockery it is Clark. I caught the toilet mucking up again today, but when I hollered to show she who had to be shown, it behaved impeccably

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