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Burn Baby Burn

Here's another story that's also true Although I hate to admit it You see, my wife didn't think it was funny And she just won't let me forget it I was sitting at the table with my wife and kids Enjoying our evening meal I'm tellin you now, I'm lucky to be alive And wouldn't be if looks could kill I was almost finished with my dessert When I said, "Hey look, your mom's a Flambe'" (Caution), never light a match near a woman's head She didn't tell me she was wearing hair spray Well, I got a little too close, then up she went Poof!!!, flames all over the place I started beating her on the head as fast as I could You should have seen that woman's face The smoke detector singing as loud as it could Trying to cover my wife's horrible scream I could have been married to a bald headed woman At least that's how she makes it seem I finally got it out, the kids were laughing But my wife just didn't see the humor She stared at me til my brain went weak I seriously thought I had a tumor I hope everybody was paying attention To this lesson that I had to learn Never light a match near a woman's head And never shout burn baby burn

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 6/14/2010 11:35:00 PM
That is funny but I can see why she was furious. I'll be laughing in my sleep..Good one.....Karla
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Date: 6/14/2010 2:19:00 PM
Awesome, Larry. Hilarious. Ralph
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Date: 6/14/2010 1:00:00 PM
Brilliant! Regards Roger
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