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

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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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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