Ode to the missing cable..

Din, Bin, RS232, USB
don't the english teachers know
the DVD won't project
without you.

Why do they send the machine back
with pride at their responsible act
without the cable that hooks it all up
and frustrate the next poor smuck.

Where do they go?
those controlers, cables and camera foot
so trustingly loaned to intellegent folks
as part of a working package.

Is there a black hole in every school
into which fall these minor parts
without which nothing works
renedering this stuff useless?