an alternator is essential to the combustion engine
its main responsibility is to convert

chemical energy -------> to -------> electrical energy

this charges and replenishes the engine battery

my alternator has been broken for some time
but i didnt know until this morning
                                           when it finally snapped
perhaps it was my fault, believing human invention to be elastic
                                           when humans themselves are rigid, we believed
                                           we could create perfection outside ourselves
which is why i am now confused with this imperfect machinery
i have taken all the necessary precautions
i have filled the car will fuel
                                           in the form of fast food
and i know there is plenty of flower-based oil
                                           running through my tubes
i have solar-charged its battery
                                           by standing in the sun once a day
and i have pumped old exhaust out of the pistons
                                           by ******* by ******* brains out
so why, please tell me why
does the chemical energy i provide
yield no electrical energy in my brain
why oh why does it move slow still, and grind
                                            as a cassette track forced onto a vinyl player
why oh why, on this Monday of all Mondays
                                            on this week of all weeks
wont my ******* car start