home Poem List Next Poem Falling Apart Again Temperature data failed, pressure went Parts soon appeared to simply fall away Left sides went to off scale lows their quick wrent As if wires were then simply cut they say Hydraulic system monitored scale lows No other indications for actions Mid to outward span impacting tile shows Committees judged no part of transactions For engineering this shuttle's safety Rolling thru roll reversals energy Some responses appear rather wafety Questioning degree peak heat synergy Bond line temps unmeasured were just unknown Crew voices and data ceased releases Frantic views had not surfaced to a moan Before excuses about falling pieces No pictures were taken of post-damage Because naught could be done for correction This the reason of the common savage With troubled choice functions for selection Such as no black boxes for the perfect Greed for space and weight seems to have set in Back up systems left out data to inspect Making space for much better things again (c)ERA 01:44 PM 2/1/03