You have to laugh or you would cry.

Written after a series of unfortunate, real life events recently. I've tried to be philosophical on reflection but events were quite 'trying' at the time. Reviews more than welcome.

You have to laugh or you would cry.

 

A month ago the fridge stopped working’

A gremlin in the works was lurking.

The temperature began to rise.

And thawed the food before my eyes!

Off to Currys I had to run,

With haste to buy another one.

 

The  Hotpoint washer then broke down,

Had to get  the repairman round.

Needed a part .He went away.

“I’ll come back another day!”

 

But water poured across the floor.

The drain got blocked, ‘can’t take much more!’

I fixed the pipes on hands and knees.

‘Please don’t leak again, please, please.’

 

The bathroom flush then moaned and groaned,

A plumber was the next I phoned.

He came and twisted this and that,

But it was no use, the noise came back!

 

The Virgin man came out today

To fix the TV... hoorah.

A new set topbox he installs

And handset with neat controls !

Got broadband working too,

Now it seems to work like new !

 

I sigh.

I say to myself, ‘Come on Bri

You have to laugh or you would cry .

J

Author's Note

Please find time to review, even if it's rubbish. Just tell me honestly. Comment on how tit hangs together. order? better endings? anything.

Reviews

[Aella Magne]

I think it's good, and I definitely admire how you can still write (and positively, at that; with a light air and cheerful mood on your poem) despite your recent unfortunate experiences. I enjoyed reading it; until I remembered in the end, after reading the last sentence, that this was based in real life events and not really fun if it happens to me. So, I really think your poem and its positivity is great. (I hope you don't get thrown more unfortunate events, though!)