Very fun poem with a very relatable concept! I really enjoyed it and your lines feel easy to read (I mean that in a good way). My only critique would be that saying your engine light makes you cry and sob feels a bit overdramatic as a reader, but overall great work. Thanks! (:

Yes. That is fun. Clever structure and rhyming

This made me laugh! And with a mostly broken down truck in my driveway, I relate to this poem greatly

Thanks so much to those who upvoted. I still can’t believe I can write anything close to good and can’t believe I even shared anything here at all. 😵

I like how this bounces back and forth - It almost reminds me of Dr. Seuss, with an inquisitive, springy air. That structure and rhyme scheme makes me think of someone who's happy about life, and enjoying its small dips and displeasures knowing that it all works together in the end, but the last few lines say otherwise. I'm not sure if you intended it or not, but the word choice of "cry and sob" makes for sort of a severe downswing in comparison to the rest of the word choice and tone. That might be a criticism of mine if it was intended to be a happier poem overall, not a poem that starts out good-naturedly and changes to something sadder. I liked it a lot though, especially the ending :D


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Very relatable and enjoyable to read! 🙂 

My parents have a car with a check engine light that turns on every winter, and turns off every summer. They have to carefully time emissions testing lol.

Hello again, my old friend

Will our meetings never end?

I see you there, on the dash

It raises questions, one might ask

Will I get in to work today?

Might I be walking, in the rain?

Is there a problem, with my car?

Could I be hitchhiking, really far?

Out of sight, is out of mind

Pay no attention, to the chime

I have to say, I am aware

I just hope, we make it there

Thank you for the warning light

'Cause now I worry, every night

It's not your fault, it's your job

But you still make me cry and sob

All I can do, is wait and see...

If I make it, from A to B


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Ode to my check engine light