They see me in an empty room
Running in circles without any cares.
What they don’t know is that I am losing
A one-person tourney of musical chairs.
Tag Archives: Humor
When You Want To Complain But You Have Writer’s Block
The world is really beautiful
But doesn’t have enough
Cheese-based lukewarm beverages
(And generally lukewarm-cheese stuff).
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This Poem Is As Funny As You Are
Why did the [subject]
[action in past-tense]?
Because [satisfying irony],
But that’s just my two cents.
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Thank Very Much For Financial Consideration
If I were a Nigerian prince
With a million bucks to spare
I’d buy all the world’s balloons
To fill with mountain air,
Then withhold them from the peasants
Instead of sending cash to you
‘Cause that’s a dick decision
And it’s what dictatorial princes do.
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Watching Samuel Beckett
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Dragons…
Humumumumumumumumumu
Broccoli…
Humumumumumumumumumu
Yes, you really did pay money for this…
Humumumumumumumumumu
Humumumumumumumumumu
Applause…?
The Wife And Mr. Chicken
No one warms my heart like you do,
For three minutes on medium heat.
Our families and neighbors judge us harshly
But I’m glad, to you, I’m just a piece of meat.
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Alas, I Have Succumbed
I broke a lifelong promise
And I signed up for Twitter.
I did it without fireworks
And very little glitter.
I probably won’t post too much
But you never know.
May as well go follow me
To read the end of this po…
David Kappele @Daily_Travesty
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At Least They’re Gramatically Correct
Once again I’ve been so busy
Doing other things
That I struggle to write a poem
Before the new day rings.
I’d say the quality suffered
But to do so would be a sin
For these poems had no quality
With which to begin.
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Why There Are So Many Non-Christians
And on the seven-million-fourteenth day
The Christian God said “let there be
“An era of slow internet.”
No other explanation do I see.
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