Jack 'Em Up - a Rhyme Concise on Gasoline Price

Linda Ann Nickerson

On the road, I watch my gauge;
Lately, this incites my rage.
Petrol pricing makes me balk.
Maybe I would rather walk!

Still, my dial points to "E,"
As some sheik delights in glee.
Where's the nation's G-N-P?
We're exhausted! Can't you see?

Pulling up next to the pump,
Makes my hemoglobin jump.
As the numbers whirl on by,
My misgivings multiply.

Loading up the four-wheel drive
Sends my funds on a skydive.
Filling up the minivan
Could feed half Afghanistan.

Still, my dial points to "E,"
As some sheik delights in glee.
Where's the nation's G-N-P?
We're exhausted! Can't you see?

Just to drop the kids at school
Costs an arm and leg in fuel.
Running errands, right in town,
Financing some royal's crown.

Every holiday, the same,
Pricing jumps, just like a game.
Will it ever drop again?
Where's the dollar and the yen?

Still, my dial points to "E,"
As some sheik delights in glee.
Where's the nation's G-N-P?
We're exhausted! Can't you see?

Nations go to war for less;
Pardon me, for I digress.
Conflicts aren't about the oil;
To the victor goes the spoil.

Still, my dial points to "E,"
As some sheik delights in glee.
Where's the nation's G-N-P?
We're exhausted! Can't you see?

Oil barons, heed the call!
Can't you hear us caterwaul?
Will you ratchet up the price?
C'mon, bigwigs! Just play nice!

Published by Linda Ann Nickerson - Featured Contributor in Lifestyle and Sports

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  • Elena H. 11/10/2007

    Very clever!

  • Janice Villa 11/9/2007

    Great poem :)

  • Missy H. 11/9/2007

    Makes my hemoglobin jump, that was funny.
    And caterwual, what a good word.
    Great use of alot of words on this one.

  • Ivan Sugarwood 11/8/2007

    Well done. I like the part about filling up the minivan to feed half of Afghanistan.

  • Lori Piper 11/8/2007

    the best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that prius is starting to look better and better to me

  • robritt 11/7/2007

    What a great poem, I'm just sorry it is so true. It sure hurts at the pump theses days but glad I'm not in California where it is even worse.

  • Coffee Mugg 11/7/2007

    BUT IF THEY PLAYED NICE THEY WOULDNT HAVE US OVER A BARREL ........ OF OIL. NICE WRITE, KEN

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