NEW AND IMPROVED

Sounded like pure genius
when the idea was purposed,
eliminated air bags in dash
and replacing with inflatable
gear shift knobs.

No more having them
suddenly come open by mistake,
just one simple expandable ball,
responding to computer crash alert system.

Oh the pride they had,
over what little change would make,
newest models so touted safety
with extra comfort.

But in the haste to make this dream
a reality at the marketplace,
they gave the design job to an engineer
without checking his background.

Didn’t even pay attention
at his plan that connected it
to the emergency brake.

So the cars rolls off the assembly line,
everyone happy as they could be,
until that first time the thing opened
when a driver activated it accidentally
due to faulty wiring circuit creation.

It blew up so much bigger than anyone expected,
panicked driver fleeing car screaming,
then investigation discovered the blunder
turned out the guy they let created the thing,
used to work at making balloons
for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!