Maurice Gets a Surprise
By Elton Camp
For the entirety of his married life
Maurice had been ruled by his wife
For anything that happened to occur
He had no choice but to answer to her
Just ordering him around wasn’t enough
Since Zelda was often violent and rough
Any disagreement she’d always win
Even if she had to use her rolling pin
They were driving one day when “Smash!”
With a Mack truck they had a bad crash
Bystanders took a look with dread
And found both of them were dead
Since Maurice, his former life did hate
He was glad to stand at the pearly gate
From domination, he expected relief
Without Zelda bringing him any grief
He thought heaven would be so grand
Then he saw Zelda, rolling pin in hand
The sights cut poor Maurice to his heart
“What happened to till death do us part?”
Maurice said, “St. Pete, if you don’t mind
The route to the other place I’ll try to find”
Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2014
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