A Suitable Replacement

Whom I had decided to pick 
For the office was Dick,
Until I learnt that he’d been sick,
Unable to even his lips lick  
And on drugs to not seem a stick…


And I had to settle for Nick.
Now sure that it was no trick 
Like wonderful jobs, in reality ‘slick’,
Yet aware that Approved Nick 
Had been too many lamps their wick:
To impervious rivals, pin prick…
And no push-over for a skin thick; 
The same thing as one breaking a brick!


So, for Dick – replacing Nick 
A very long ‘Good’ I tick.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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