Learning To Laugh At Our Own Assumptions
Sometimes we are too quick to make assumptions,
Leading to I don't get this moments,
When the answer is so simple,
You can only ovoid ridicule,
If you are the first to laugh,
At such an obvious fluff.
Take a simple floor puzzle,
You are working on with your grandson,
A straightforward mission,
To putt together a Thomas The Tank Engine puzzle,
No way you could fail the mission,
Totally wrong assumption.
Half an hour later,
About to admit defeat,
And treat my family to raucous laughter,
I found the answer at my feet,
And I was the first to burst into laughter.
In my defence,
A puzzle with two sides to check,
Would make even you look dense,
And at least it finally did click,
Which made all the difference,
To the colour of my cheek.
Copyright © David Smith | Year Posted 2021
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