Electric Shock Treatment
I'm sure this has happened to most of you
You come up with this brilliant thought
Before you have a chance to type it in
It vanishes like a shot
You try and try so hard to remember
This amazing new invention
But your mind's gone south for a vacation
And has no capacity for retention
You start to sweat and feel the panic
It was a marvellous new discovery
It was going to change the way of the world
But the odds are slim for recovery
You consider the electric shock treatment
By sticking your finger in a socket
Thought better of it coz your hands were wet
And your hair would take off like a rocket
So you resign yourself and figure it's gone
Suddenly it pops back into your brain
The thing you were trying to remember so badly
Was your mother's and father's last name!
Copyright © Jack Ellison | Year Posted 2023
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