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A Sleepy Bodyguard

A sleepy bodyguard searched, chose and set Best seat for the honorable guest Carefully observing, he saw dirt Decidedly he removed the chair Express like a jet, the guest landed on floor Funny again; he looked in the bag and Gave the boss a prepared speech to present Honorable in delight began to read In the mid-way he noted; Joke-less, a poem penned by a pupil for a test Kept as secret it could not Laughter and booing rocked the room Majority demanded for dismissal of the bodyguard Next day- an irony! He was promoted to high rank Of General and appointed national security chief

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Date: 1/6/2017 11:06:00 AM
Not strange since in this world, far too often those promoted are the very ones That should have been demoted, fired or jailed.. A7
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Robert Lindley
Date: 1/6/2017 1:11:00 PM
Yes, I caught that emphasis my friend. And all within the ABC form too. Fine work my friend!
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Solomon Ochwo-Oburu
Date: 1/6/2017 12:45:00 PM
Very true and the poem is meant to be loud on this irony. Thanks for the observation, Robert. Solomon

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