Curtis Johnson Poet Couplet

Fired

My doctor said, "Take a pill and call me in the morning".
I'm no medic, but I think I took the wrong pill.

My wife said, "Learn to listen to your body and obey it".
I said, "I'm hard of hearing and my body speaks quietly".

My Cardiologist says, "Your heart will talk to you if you
should drink a lot of caffeine coffee or soft drinks".

My boss called and said, "Don't blame the daylight or                                                                        
morning star if you should decide to watch TV all night".

My new car said, "I demand that you keep me mobile".
She was well pleased after I drove her 150 miles.

At half-past midnight I said, "Please don't bother me,                                                                                                 
I am very busy eating pizza, pie, and drinking Pepsi".

After a wonderful night, I fell asleep this morning at 7:30.
My boss called again at 10 am to tell me that I was fired.

061220PSCtest, Sleepless, Carolyn Devonshire. 3P

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Aditi Mishra June 17, 2020 at 3:04 AM What an exhausting experience. This is a witty one Curtis. Congratulations on your win :)

Connie Marcum Wong June 16, 2020 at 3:22 PM I absolutely love the humor in this wonderful poem! Thank you for the laughter and I am happy to see it is on the winners list Curtis. Congratulations! Blessings xxoo

Jan Allison June 16, 2020 at 2:09 PM no wonder it resulted in insomnia! love your take on the sleepless theme, many congrats Curtis:-) hugs jan xx

Carolyn Devonshire June 16, 2020 at 1:35 PM When everyone, even the car, is telling you what to do, who could sleep? Enjoyed reading your entry and was not surprised by the ending. I probably would have fired him too. Congratulations on your place in the contest, Curtis! Best wishes, Carolyn