would you like one lump or two?

You knew it would come back around sometime ...

I like my dose of vitriol hot -- straight up, no sugar, like coffee, with a drop of mean.

 

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The wrong angle

 

Obtuse.

The perfect word

To describe

You.

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the right fit

 

I opened up the closet,

I saw it hanging there

I tossed it aside.

Damned skeleton was

Rotten anyway,

And it’s at least

two sizes too big

Since I lost that

250 pound albatross.

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they're playing your song

The tune that played in your head?

The clown one, you used to mock me?

How’s it sound now?

With no ears to listen but yours?

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Sorry, it just happened. I tripped over my pen.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

a potpourri of excellent poetry...

i especially like "all of them"----

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks. I am like a smoker who still needs that last cigarette -- recovering from bitter can be challenging.:)

[redzone]

"just watch me walk away"... and in this case, a wee bit of Skeleton smashing to clear the way... first time I've heard Lorrie Morgan and this song, but your poem is even more feisty in my opinion... KL, you do have a way with er... handling "obtuse".. ha!!! did I say I enjoyed your poem.. hell yess
~~redzone

[redzone]

oh and I think it should be 2 lumps with "obtuse" and three isn't too much either... ;o)

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much, yes, I keep picturing the bugs bunny cartoon and the sledge hammer, lol.

[redzone]

now there is an image... lol

[ANM]

Bravo well put together..........

[Lyn Anderson]

thanks a lot. I appreciate it.

[ANM]

You are very welcome!

[Tom]

You sure socked it to 'em but the thing is, how long did you put up with a pain like that before taking the necessary remedial action ?

An imaginative, witty piece of corrective therapy !

[Lyn Anderson]

Way too long, unfortunately. My advice to any person who reads this and can relate it to their partner, is pack your bags today.

[Frieda P]

Funny that, somebody just called me obtuse...hmmm. Nope you never sugar coat it, that's my favorite part about your skeletons and telling songs....!

[Lyn Anderson]

Who called you obtuse? Let me guess, a self righteous religious peddlar? The logic of pummeling ones ideas into another is called bullying. I have had enough whackadoodle bullies in my life. Fried, you have all the right angles and none of them are obtuse. Stupid is as stupid does, like Forrest's mama always said.

[Lyn Anderson]

That's Frieda, damn I hate posting from phone.

[Frieda P]

Life is a box of chocolates and I know how to sort the nuts out by now....!

[Frieda P]

That's fine, lotz of people call me Fried. haha

[NoelHC]

Random notes jotted down, unified into one theme. The choice of Lorrie Morgan has impressed me mightily!

[Lyn Anderson]

If the song fits!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Whoa, Bitter as lemon, sharp as a razor! Nice vitriol at its best.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks, just slipped is all. I am in recovery.:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Good!!!!!!

[Coyote Poetry]

I like Lorrie. One of the best voices. I like the tale and the good ending. Sometimes we learn too late. We held something good and lost it. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry. A lesson in your words if you wanted to find it.
Coyote

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much as always friend.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my dear friend.