how tall are you

How tall are you?
Six foot, he said.
Acting cocky about it.

In the world of the giraffe
you would be but a newborn babe, I told him.
They are six foot at birth.

Trying to take some of the cockiness out of one Texan.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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December 21, 2023 at 9:11 AM
ha! bet it didn't work, though! good one, caren!
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