We’ve got stuff now they never dreamed of—slick
Built-ins—the massive wide screen TV fit
Exactly to the niched wall, the slim, tricked,
Dual oven, proud in taut cabinet.
Learn! The dark side of that trim built-in world’s
A terrifying, damned Armageddon!
Appliance flags inevitably do furl,
Age intrudes, wires fry, the glitz falls dead.
That’s when you discover “DISCONTINUED.”
Gaggeneau slim ovens no longer made,
They’re seven inches wider now (you’re screwed!).
New cook tops can no longer be displayed
In that tiled island built at great expense.
Attention people! Building-in is dense!
(10/29/10)