Originally Posted by
AuntShecky
The state of present-day Detroit is so benighted that one can scarcely hear its name mentioned without feeling profoundly sad. I think you captured such a feeling in this piece with its appropriate auto-making analogies, the once-called "horseless carriage" making the Motor City essentially a "one-trick pony" or a one-horse town, sorely needing repair.
There are a couple of quibbles with the form. Line 7 is a bit too lengthy relative to the rest of the lines. Also, my trusty dictionary tells me there is no such word as "baded." The past tense is "bade" or "bid."