ScrapsnScribbles

Poor Maintenance

He went through

Methodically

Mechanically

He had prepared a checklist

But now, in this moment

He didn\'t need it

 

He saw them

The leaking pipes

The troubled vents

He had his toolbox,

But now, in this moment

He wouldn\'t use it

 

A simple turn

Lefty loosey

Righty tighty

All signs of a problem

Were now, in this moment

Secured down below

 

Satisfied

A job well down

He praised his work

All signs of danger

Were now, in this moment

Hidden down below

 

He went back

Complacently

Contently

Put his feet up

Because, in this moment

He didn\'t want it

 

He rested

As pressure built

Toolbox useless

As the pipes burst

And now, in this moment

He would feel it