What Happened?

50 years without improvement!

Is that possible?

Only if you live in a different universe,

One with flexible time.

How can a 43 year old be a 50 year problem?

Only if you’re really bad at math,

Or the gears are wearing down

And the engineer doesn't remember how to change them.

It's kind of funny,

If you’re observing from a safe distance,

Say the other side of the room,

Less humorous if you’re the engineer.

Observing aberrant calculations

When it's your blackboard and chalk,

Attests to a certain fragility of process

And suggests giving up chess for checkers.

There is nothing wrong with checkers.

It uses the same board as chess.

Of course the pieces are not as diverse

But it's a nice way to idle away a day.