Interesting
He scanned through the newspaper,
but couldn't find anything fascinating to read
or see, except for the obituaries.
He was very certain he had seen his tenant,
Mr. Wobbles, in a funeral list;
it showed the date, time, and venue
of the funeral. It also showed the names
of his family and relatives.
If his eyes serve him right,
he saw Mr. Wobbles in the TV, carrying
a dummy cheque of one million dollars;
he had won a one million jackpot.
Mr. Wobbles had lastly visited his house
three weeks back. Mr. Jones bought his TV
two weeks back. Mr. Wobbles therefore thought
Mr. Jones didn't know he had won a jackpot.
Woe unto Mr. Wobbles;
he was shocked to see Mr. Jones the following day,
with a counter book showing the months he
lived in the house for free....
Date of Publishing: 9/21/2016
Copyright © Teddy Kimathi | Year Posted 2016
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