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That’s the sorry sound of folks in Kansas
Or Missouri
Dakotas even.
Bumping into someone
Or mistaking them for another.
Counting the wrong change.
Dropping the ice cream.
Spilling the coffee.
When others cry “whoops” or say “my bad”
Midwesterners utter Ope!
That’s how they apologize.