A Man Once Told Me
A man once told me
I looked as if I had a good joke to tell
because of the smile on my face
we were on a lunch break at the time
and I was amusing myself
as I often do, just thinking
which can get you in a lot of trouble
like it just did seconds ago
"No", I said, "it's no joke"
"I'm just starting to realize something"
and there was a pause
"well, what did you realize?"
he asked
I sat there puzzled
wondering how I could tell this man
or even allow him to grasp
at what came to me as I sat there
in a room designed to house us for 30 minutes
like an oasis, in the middle of a desert
"Have you ever
found it ironic?"
I paused
"found what ironic?" he asked
"well, everything" I answered
no I'm sorry, I haven't, is all he said
before going back to eating
his packaged lunch while he wore a look
of disappointment about him
at what I just said
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No Lifeguard on Duty
PoetryThis is a collection of my life, my thoughts, and my perception of everything around me. I won't claim that my documentation of how I think or perceive things around me is accurate. It is however the most accurate form of how I can express who I am...
