Elton Camp Poet Rhyme

Hold My Purse Until I Get Back

Hold My Purse Until I Get Back

By Elton Camp

Robert’s wife sees a long-lost friend
And leaves him with her purse to tend

Somehow, that makes him fair game
For any snide remark, however lame

A man calls out, “Why hi there homo
You carry your purse wherever you go.”

Then a young woman makes a catty cry
“Why, for a purse like yours I’d die.”

Robert just grins but he doesn’t mind
She leaves & he gets a peek at her behind

At the next rude sneer he knows what to do
“Watch out or I’ll snap my compact at you.”

Because in his own masculinity he’s okay
He can laugh at people who talk that way

“My friends all know I don’t carry a purse
So why at total strangers should I curse?”

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Deb Wilson October 22, 2011 at 10:24 AM very funny! I like the concept of a man sure of himself and his masculinity...love,Deb Elton Camp October 22, 2011 at 10:29 AM Deb, I don't often hold my wife's purse, but when it have, it NEVER fails that people passing will make remarks of that type. It doesn't bother me at all. They're just having fun and even if they are serious, what do I care what they think! Elton