Earnest and Ben

  

                                                   Every morning I pass a building, at the top of my road,

Some call it a pre-death experience, others a retirement home,

I’m told there were two men, who were the best of friends,

One of them was named Earnest, and the other was called Ben,

They met each other in high school, and lived on the same street,

They were each others best men, and went together on golf retreats,

They both had families, with kids and a dog, the whole shebang,

They went to church every Sunday, and in the gospel they both sang…

Now old and retired, in each others company they never get depressed,

That is until the day that Earnest went into cardiac arrest,

Earnest passed away and on his tombstone it read,

“I had sex with your wife, and didn’t know how to tell you Ben”,

Ben who was hurt, suspected his wife of committing adultery,

But never suspected Earnest, he was as loyal as Ben wanted to be,

It was then that Ben realized, that him and Earnest were just the same,

And when Ben passed away, he was buried next to his best friends grave,

And on Ben’s tombstone, was a short reply,

It said, “It pains me to tell you Earnest, but your second kids mine…”

Reviews

[H-Jonesy]

Oh my, i have to say i honestly laughed out loud when i read this.
Two best friends living out their life knowing one another, untill one dies and tell the truth. Only for the other to tell the truth as well.
This was witty, and just funny.
I oh so enjoy your work, good sir.-

Harmony

[Jessie]

Lol, ur killing me!!! it just gets better and better.. I think I'm going to read one of ur poems every morning, I love em! keep writing and I promise to keep reading....

[Sasha]

=/ I didn't know if I should feel badly or be amused when I read Ernest's tombstone, but I chose to laugh and I'm glad I did. This was pretty funny and I loved the twist at the end.

[Livenrite]

I love your poetry...they have such good humor and wit which makes it so much fun to read:)

[cest la vie]

I love being the first to review...LOL
This is witty, sharp, a tad bit sad. Your rhyming is wonderful, and it all flowed great. Such a funny little tale. When reading outloud, almost has that Limerick feel to it. Good job here!!