Famous
I told my wife I'd be famous
A poet "extraordinaire"
So I asked for any words of wisdom
Or advice she'd like to share
She said, "Who are your favorite Poets?"
"Poe and Frost", I said
She said, "Those are truly famous men
Have you noticed they're also dead?"
I said, "Just wait one minute there woman"
"What are you trying to say?"
She said, "You can't be famous until you die,
It always ends that way"
Well, that part got me to thinking
And that's when I took a deep breath
I said, " Now I know what I have to do
I'll just have to fake my own death"
She said, "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard,
You haven't written a poem yet"
"You can't be famous if there's nothing to read"
"How stupid can you get?"
So on my tombstone, a poem is found
I wrote these words instead
Here lies Larry, "Poet Extraordinaire"
Famous, though he's not really dead
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