Better Abstract Ideas

I am always thinking

untrained and undisciplined

I specialize in thinking

about things

I know nothing about.

 

Long ago,

I thought it would be

a great idea

to bottle fresh water.

 

Then I thought of oval valves

to let more air into a motor,

when an engineer explained

why this was a bad idea,

I spent 5 years

designing rotary valves,

there seals were a problem.

 

Overlapping this time,

I designed

a Mid-Engine Front Wheel Drive

derivative of the Chevette,

 

until I managed

to get the ear

of a GM engineer

who explained

you need the weight

in front of the drive wheels,

I just liked

the low hood line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every few months,

I send my son

A new product idea

For the company

He works for

 

And then there is

the crypto-currency I designed

Which I am sure would be

bigger than bitcoin,

except I can’t write code.

 

Tonight, I thought

of “reverse Oreo’s”,

an extra salty Ritz cracker

with a creamy chocolate filling.

 

I would prefer dark chocolate

and more than

a hint of habanero, call it

“Hot Chocolate Sandwich”

 

I am so good at this,

never had any takers

 

but boy, if I did!