Major Complaint Department

Major Complaint Department
by Jack Morgan

Woke to alarms. System trouble.
A telephone pole got tired
of bearing the weight of our power
in this fair city

Copper is heavy.
Water weakens wood.
She died of old age right
on my street.

Power was out and it rained.
Had to hang dry.

Fell asleep on a futon.
Walked home in the rain.
Went to sleep on a futon.

Do not die on a futon.
Do not die on a futon.