Category Archives: Poems

Talk On The Streets

There once was a potato named Joe

Who forgot how to talk on a show.

He had a sidekick

Who was black and a chick

And what’s that I hear? Overthrow?

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Apple: Because I Chose It When I Was 12 And It’s Too Late Now

For a few months my iPhone

Had eight hours of life between charges,

Then the next model released

And my phone bill suddenly enlarges.

Oh, an update to iOS x+1?

That sounds like an important step.

Did it drop my battery life by 20 percent?

Unsurprisingly, that’s a big “yep”.

“It’s ok”, says my telephone rep.

“You can upgrade today for free.

“You’ll just change your phone number

“And sign here in blood

“And pay for 69 months interest-free!”

And so, in a rage, I go shopping

For whatever Android people buy,

Then I remember how all my app data

Only works if my phone has an “i”

And I slink to my room where my charger

Sits happily waiting to go.

I’ll repeat this emotional process

Every year for a lifetime or so.

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Almost Heaven, West Virginia?

There was an affordable city

That wasn’t all dirty and shitty.

Then it made the news

And earned plenty of views

And Californians are coming… a pity!

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HR Strikes Again

Barbecue at work.

Brought wieners and hot fresh buns.

Now I’m unemployed.

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Poems From My Vacation 6 – Victoria, BC

The Gardens of Butchart are marvelous,

A sprawling Canadian eden

Where flowers abound over hillock and mound

And employees spend all their day’s weedin’.

The Gardens are themed geographically,

With Italian and Japanese spaces

And the gelato shop sold, for $8 a pop,

Icy treats to put smiles on faces.

Nearby was the Butterfly Garden

With bugs, birds, turtles, and more

And you could just sit as the butterflies flit

And the lizards abound on the floor.

Overall, ‘twas a wonderful venture

Into flora and fauna domestic.

If you find yourself in Victoria too

Both sites are grand and majestic.

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Do You Have A One, A Two, A Three, A Moment?

I want to start an exercise trend

Where you walk through your neighborhood

Knocking on doors and running away

And pretending you’re misunderstood.

Part of this program is selling the plan

To neighbors you happen to witness

And all exercise that’s not this are just lies.

I call this “Jehovah’s Fitness”.

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Another Reason Not To Trust Rhyming Dictionaries

I think if I were an animal

I’d be a sea anemone

Because they’re not a popular animal

And I like to be left alone.

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Luckily My Bills Only Go Up 10 Percent A Year

When you read a job application

And ask what the position pays

And the interviewer says “It’s minimum wage

“But each year there’s a 3-percent raise!”

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New Faces, Same 4th Quarter Meltdowns

The Seahawks were back on the field

With a brand new head coach that we wield.

This is so nee and awesome!

Wait? Our D’s still a possum?

And yep, seems our fate is still sealed.

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This Is The Entire Extent Of My Political Activism

I have a cat named Marshmallow.

He’s fat, lazy, stupid, and more.

I urge you to write him on your ballot

For president, 2024.

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