“You can explain?” Bill sighed.
He stared through the broken glass,
the grown man almost cried.
“Look at this mess!”
“I’m sorry I lied,”
Jim apologized. “I’m sorry
I even tried.
But you braked in a hurry!”
“It happens sometimes
on the road,” Bill said.
“Don’t blame me this time,
you almost lost your head.”
“You owe me a new windshield.
And don’t think I’m pitching in
to get you patched and healed.
“You’re the idiot android that didn’t buckle in.”