He hoped what she'd said was purely a joke
for he thought of himself as a sentimental bloke,
so he answered with flippancy, making light of it all
knowing she'd lost her glasses in that shopping mall.
Told her to rub her eyes and all would be clear
thinking her taste in other men was pretty darn queer,
except for him, that was, thought he was the good looking sort
especially after a few glasses of port!
Not a man to be tossed onto the used up heap
he told her the other guy was really a creep,
told her they'd find her glasses and he'd prove it all
so he took her back to that shopping mall.
The search was successful and her glasses were found
so he took her back to where she'd run him around,
"See here" he said "It's just a naked mannequin"
and with a grin on his face, he bought her a gin.
After two or three she saw only him
realising all along that truth most grim,
whatever she did he would not go away
destined forever to live with this stray!
Author notes
(3) "My girl friend said, "Emo, I'm seeing another man." I said, "Well, try rubbing your eyes or something." - Emo Phillips
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Comments
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There is..
a moral to that tale lol.....I really enjoyed reading it
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This is great. I wondered how this prompt might be used. Hilarious!
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Excellent
oh my goodness what a great take on the prompt. And such great rhyme too. Best of luck in the contest
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