I Know Nothing

The dog's at the door
Leash, collar, mask, rubber paw pads
The cat's doing three to five for
Shredding the toilet paper
The FBI fingerprint lab
Has ceased operation
Arrests are down
Everyone's wearing rubber gloves
And a mask
The Care Bears......DON'T
Virtual kisses smudge the screen
Virtual bar rooms
Together....but drinking alone
I caught the children watching
The Great Escape
My grandson now sleeps
With his baseball glove
My granddaughter stole
A spoon at supper

So how's your sanity holding up??

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 5/18/2020 11:38:00 PM
lol. Stay safe and god bless
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Date: 5/17/2020 4:59:00 PM
John the sanity was gone a long time ago, lol. Enjoyed your creative humor.
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Date: 5/15/2020 5:35:00 PM
Hello John Lawless, yes keep it that way. the children will not get into trouble. Have a nice evening my friend.
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Date: 4/20/2020 4:31:00 PM
this is a very clever and timely piece in list form. I LOVE it. FAVE
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Date: 4/20/2020 7:20:00 AM
For the first time in history Europe hasn't been in war for more than seventy years. We are lucky to live trough this period and not to have suffered two world wars as our fathers have lived through. Now we go through a relative tough time and we have so many reasons to complain for. We have just to be patient and thankful. dear,John! Everything will be fine! Blessings!
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Date: 4/18/2020 9:34:00 AM
Probably as well asyours (lol). Hang in there, John. We will get through this my friend. Great write! Stay well and be safe.. All the best, Charlie
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Date: 4/17/2020 3:11:00 PM
Yes... just hanging by a thread... my sanity. Loved the bit about the cat getting into trouble and the Care Bears not caring. Seriously... what's happening to the world? Of course..I read somewhere about how incredulous it is to go into a bank wearing a mask and asking for money and escaping trouble!!! Thanks for this dammed virus!!!
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Date: 4/16/2020 8:48:00 PM
Giggles. Much appreciated giggles, thank you John.
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John Lawless
Date: 4/16/2020 9:19:00 PM
Mo, if it made your u giggle I consider it a success
Date: 4/16/2020 4:19:00 PM
Sounds just like home after 30+ days of isolating. Love the line "the cat's doing three to five for shredding the toilet paper!" This is creative, fun and real - all rolled into a barrel of monkeys straining for "The Great Escape!"
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John Lawless
Date: 4/16/2020 9:18:00 PM
Yup, added a few vague tv show and movie references. Glad you picked up on them
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