Humor Poetry posted October 16, 2024

Karen Cherry Threadgill

I have been reading since I was 3. Writing since I was 8.
I have had many surgeries and illnesses over the years and have been an invalid for the last 13. I used to run a company. I sure miss work.
So, I have free time. I manage everythi - more...

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Another Fine Mess

by Karen Cherry Threadgill

What A Mess! Contest Winner

The Swiffer pads won't cut it.

Blood sometimes can get thick.

I didn't mean to kill him.

But, geez., I threw the brick.

Who knew I would have such good aim?

It seemed a cowboy 's trick.

No geriatric aim's so true.

I can't often hit a lick.

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So, he bled like he was trying to paint,

The entire kitchen floor.

He is still giving pain to me,

Leaving me with gore.

I have used up all the towels,

But there must be some more.

As usual he gives me problems,

But who's keeping score.

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I found the linen cabinet.

I am saved at last.

It's all cleaned up and sparkling.

Blood is in the past.

Everything is put up.

His "die" has now been cast.

When the need is very great,

I can and do move fast.

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Writing Prompt
Write a poem about a mess! As long as your poem is about making a mess, or encorporates the topic of messes, anything goes. Creative approaches are welcomed. Contest voters will be asked to consider the topic when making a choice for a winner. Now let's get sloppy!