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That Was My First Mistake

You ask how I got this black eye?

Are you sure you want to hear it?

Well, my options were fight or flight

And my airline of choice is Spirit.

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Am I Trusting The Science Right Yet?

I want to compare test answers

‘Cause I don’t think I passed…

The world is going to flood because

We’re using too much gas

So an African guy made a car

That uses electricity

And people are setting those cars on fire

Because of bad publicity?

But I thought the existential threat

Was a warming atmosphere?

Why are we taking violent action

So the air cannot stay clear?

And somehow its the billionaires

Who’re making us be poor

By reducing all our taxes

And keeping thieves out of their store?

Forgive me if I missed a point…

There’s just so much to learn!

What say we light another joint

And watch the city burn?

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Shoulda Sat?

Lonely toilet, late at night.

I don’t need no stinkin’ light.

Wait? Why don’t I hear a splash?

Oops! Guess that bowl was the trash.

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Thus Spake The Lord

So God was like “I made animals

“And they’re useful and delicious

“But you chose to eat an apple

“And so, to be malicious,

“I’ll make your parents teach you

“That vegetables are good

“And also make steak cost way more

“Than such meat ever should.”

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If At First You Don’t Succeed…

And Jesus told the apostles

“One of you will betray me”.

And the apostles looked at each other

And said in unison, “We disagree.”

And so Jesus kept on living

And everyone kept sinning freely

And God queued up yet another flood

While mumbling to himself, “Really…?”

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Apparently “Cosby-Cola” Is Not An Appropriate Suggestion

Our market research team said

Flavors that combine two fruity flavors

Like “strawberry-kiwi” and “lemon-lime”

Are massive money savers.

They asked us all to pick a pair

Of fruity tastes to try.

I suggested “date-grape”

And now I’m fired. They won’t say why…

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Pussy On The Web?

True story: I work remotely

And at my meeting today

My cat jumped up onto my lap

And looked at me, then lay

Belly-up and legs upwards

To show the world his… that

So anyway, I texted my wife

To tell her about our porno cat.

But after a good laugh

At kitty’s lack of inhibition

I said something I shouldn’t have

While Alexa sat to listen:

I made a joke about “kitty porn”

But pronounced the T’s as “D”.

Please know that’s why I disappeared

If big brother comes for me.

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On The Almighty’s Priorities

I know that there are anteaters

And I know that there are ants

And I think that this is proof

That life wasn’t made by chance.

The only thing I wish to know

Is why this brilliant creator

Took a look at spiders and said

“I’ll make the thing that eats them later.”

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Finally Some Recognition!

‘Twas the day after Easter

And the kids were off school

Eating copious sugar

And emitting much drool

When a rabbit emerged

And said “Sorry I’m late!”

Then he hid eggs all over

And hopped over the gate.

The children tried chasing,

But bunnies are fast…

Then it dawned on a child

Who whispered at last

“If the bunny came here

“Today, who was that

“Who brought candy yesterday?”

Thus smiled the Easter Rat.

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Confessions of an Art Professor

Sure, his work was childish

And adequate at best…

Did I give too much homework

Or too difficult a test?

Perhaps I judged too harshly…

I didn’t know I’d cause a fuss

When I told my student, Adolf,

That he’d earned a big D+

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