Ikea Vs Me

It came with 10 pages of instructions
It came with all its own tools
But it had its own agenda
To make me out to be a fool

I laid the parts out carefully
They covered my floor from wall to wall
I sat and looked bewildered at the task before me
I had no idea where to start at all

But then i became downright determined
No box of parts would get the best of me
I dove in and began to assemble
After all im highly intelligent you see.

These parts seemed to have a mind of their own
For not one connection seemed to fit
I even flipped the instructons upside down
But they were having none of it.

It was twenty hours later
I was staring at my finished work with pride
But alas Ikea got the last laugh
The porch swing wouldnt fit through the door outside.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 9/18/2016 11:21:00 AM
Lol... I did this once, but it wasn't a porch swing. It was a jumbo gym... I had to take it apart to put it in the back yard...but in the mean time, we had fun inside. Great read... Love it... Linda
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Carl Fraser
Date: 9/19/2016 2:55:00 AM
Ya there were a few choice words after this but no one to blame but me lol. Thank you for reading.Blessings Carl
Date: 8/19/2016 12:48:00 AM
ohh, what a drag, carl.. enjoyed how this fun write ended..huggs
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Date: 8/18/2016 3:01:00 AM
Wouldn't you know! Very humorous Carl. I can just imagine your consternation! : ) 7
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