LPiA-25 Nov. 4

[busker]

The problem with being a shit Engineer

Billy Butler had eczema, brown fingers
and a cough that made me close my eyes.
Stamped his initials on all his tools
until the fool left a spanner inside a turbine,
he lost 16 blades and his job.

Billy Butler lost a finger and most of his teeth
with bad breath that could close my eyes
Signed his name on a contract to maintain
theme park rides, until he forgot to tighten
a high tensile bolt.

Three young girls lost their legs and
5 years of their lives. The news report
made me close my eyes.

This is unusual, and wonderful