Amazed

Nuts and bolts aching to let go; screws

itching to loosen their hold; but despite

daily use, they won’t. Plastic and metal

pressed and bent to form complex shapes.

Springs secured and flexing against the

weight. Steel rods span, connecting a

volume of space. Wire strung between

motor and plug. Push-button switch to

complete or kill the circuit, on and off.

All designed aesthetically, engineered

to function properly in place. Ingenious

this is, mechanically and electronically.

Resistors, transistors and diodes quiver,

shimmy and shake. And how the damn

thing works, I am ever amazed.

                 -30-

Chris Hanch 1-23-2020