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My Old Flame

My old flame in the kitchen Man, she could bring the heat They’ve now induced induction I feel so incomplete It sprung up overnight It lit the world ablaze And now my flame’s anathema In just a few short days They say she causes asthma And cognitive distress I think there’s likely more at play But that’s an addled guess But I know when the grid is out The Tesla has no charge I’ll be flippin’ griddle cakes with gas and living large

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023




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Date: 1/18/2023 2:13:00 AM
I agree "They say she causes asthma And cognitive distress I think there’s likely more at play But that’s an addled guess" - there is more at play here!
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Date: 1/15/2023 6:17:00 PM
Something tells me that from this earth, gas will never pass.
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