Get out of the way, i can't see the tv

in the olden days,

the sixties,

we were always

messing with the tv

trying to get a picture

on the black and white

RCA box.

we twisted levers,

adjusted

the volume,

the horizontal had

it's own knob.

the vertical too.

there was no reception

without a wad

of tin foil

cupped onto the rabbit

ears

and pointed at some

distant moon.

we opened up the back

to a webbed assortment

of tubes,

and gently pulled one out

to replace it

with another.

if all else failed

we slapped the side

with our hands to heal

the mysterious trouble within,

and resurrect a picture.