Sad faces,
even hypocritical ones,
second pew, not to appear eager,
peering just to make sure
I'm gone
God,you've done a great job
peeling the tyre tracks
and sprucing up my own,
gentle hint of Acapulco tan,
...nice touch
I heard Miss Carla regrets,
well, it's okay because crocodile tears
were never a prerequisite of mine,
in fact I doubt she'd cry at her own
plenty of work colleagues,
'I am impressed
Blonde one, she took the husband
(noticed he was absent)
wanted to give him back
once 'catch me if you can'
became 'get off'
amazing how one moves on
and how sparkling the move 'over'
becomes, when you have finished
the book of 'things to do'
dear Aunt Edna, she'd be curious,
taking notes for the oak casket,
nodding approval at the peach satin
although, so frugal, she is sitting there
in Grandma's hand me down tweed skirt,
silly old bat, I told her once
'you can't take it with you'
wonder if there is anyway I can let her know...
it's true!
sweet Tim, is that a misty eye?
couldn't be; had his chance, blew it
if he'd hung on a bit longer
the life insurance would have given him a hard on,
doubt he's seen one of those for years!
was so cute in his twenties,
time creates monsters of us all, eventually
when I finally hand in this report
or should I call it, first assignment,
the wings won't be forthcoming
because Jesus Christ! (excuse my french)
haven't we stuffed up the planet
no one sitting here listening to U2;
'You' rest their political souls, not one
got off their arse to contribute
one tiny, miniscule change to the world,
to anyone around them, hey, they even missed out
themselves
Edna and her daily bottle of Gin,
Tim and his jaunts overseas,
the blonde (she who shall remain nameless)
scrimping and saving for material gains
and Miss Carla, so damn choosy well
I needn't say more, you can see its 'Miss'
still; she's 84 for Chrissakes! (oh damn..er gosh!)
forgive me, getting used to the halo
could be a problem, then again...
if I look this good in death
the afterlife should definitely
not require botox, I look good in black
but I did think...
the box could have been a little bigger?
Author notes
I am definitely coming to my funeral, lol, so many I want to see and say Boo to...
In a list
A contest entry
- Life and Death - Options by Thoughts-of-Soloman.
1750 points, ended May 27, 15 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Hm.. interesting. I think this write deserved a placing in the contest at the least. Well done though =)
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That couldnt have been more perfect.
forgive me, getting used to the halo
could be a problem, then again...
superb. what a total crack up...this reads with a voice of charactor that won me right over....your ending is perfect too, title, tone...all is spot on...this truly was an enjoyable read.
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lol All the characters portrayed are in fact real lol...oh the fun I could have
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Thank you warmly for your most entertaining entry!
You have taken, your take on, the prompt and used it in your own way.
Much thanks for sharing the fun with us.
Regarding the contest:
After being so adamant about the direction required for the response to it,
I have to say that I see little that has died, fallen away from you or transformed in this write. No, I see you full on, leaping from your coffin to take full and wild delight in the new angle for expressing your sharp and witty considerations. All this I fully suspect being nothing other than a continuation of the lively and fun lady that you are and are happy to be.
Please do come back when you are ready to 'die', and make it before you do, I'd love to see and hear from you again, on this, at that point.
... Or indeed sooner than that in a different theatre.
All the best to you
Sol
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I like where you went with this Cheryl and even though it did stray a little from the concept of the contest in the fact we wanted to see more of what it would be like to die and come alive to all brand new, i think the humour and many levels of layers of your life pulled this piece along and was/is a worthy entrant in this contest
so thank you for entering and good luck too, well done
G.x
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LOL ...
this is hilarious. I nearly choked on my tea.
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My God woman . . . you never cease to amaze me with the many nuances your poetic voice contains . . . SIMPLY STUNNING!!!
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lol Marc, this was done with affectation lol...was musing on how many hypocrits would attend my funeral..so many who are good friends just think of me as 'that' annoying woman who has an opinion on EVERYTHING!
Would like to think I could get a little satisfaction at the end...perhaps I may write my own eulogy and have them wrestling in the aisles Love, C
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What a hoot, girl. You kill me!
And yet, you've really touched on some real human themes.
Loved it!
ten
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lol and they are all real people lol...I think I would like to write my own eulogy and get it read, boy could I cause a riot!!! LOL
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OMG... I am snorting here. You really are a bad bad woman!!! pffft 'sweet Tim' will be Tiny Tim when he realises he has missed out on the insurance money. He will literally shrivel. Miss Carla will have burning ears.
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hahahaha...well I cannot think of a better place to write my own eulogy and tell them all some home truths LOL...had to be said and I am feeling so much better Love, C
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woot!
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