Gumby

A Limerick, inspired by SoNickSays' avatar:






For a snack, Satan nibbled on Judas
then ate Cassius, followed by Brutus
he had ordered to go
from Dante's Inferno
while on holiday in the Bermudas

Distractions, even in your own home, come at a price. My mind was so busy with thoughts of things that I needed to do today. I was actually carrying on a conversation in my head, while I reached for the tube of toothpaste. I had it on the brush and in my mouth before I realized something wasn't right here. Looking closer at the tube I had just set down, I saw it was Icy Hot.
Wow! This stuff really works! My mouth was certainly icy and hot. Thankfully, I had only brushed the left side of ...

She was well into her fifties,
when daddy ran her down
on the road to enlightenment.
Eighteen wheels of ignorance
never leaves a pretty roadkill.

There had been signs along the way
of course, but they were hidden
by the forest of family trees.

Sounds of daddy, raging at the televison
as Dr. King marched into history,
blended with the aroma
of mama's fried chicken in the kitchen.

Every Sunday, the ...

So we argued.
And you were transported
on high,
by a cloud
of seething testosterone.


The Lord and Master days
are gone.
So climb down
from your throne-
it's a much shorter trip
than you think.


I promise you,
the sight of your ex- servant
on her knees
before you,
will be much better
from down here.

Make the Connection Mr. Obvious


Have you talked to her lately?
You know,
that lady who birthed your children?
The one who sits beside you
when you're driving around town
paying bills, and banking.


You probably thought
it was just the speaker rattling
in your car-
that annoying, scratchy sound,
the one you just tune out
and think,
“I'll have to fix that someday.” ...