meeting the new guy

Ed is a beast, a bruiser, a big baboon
We expected a lumbering oaf, a goon
Her description had much jocundity
He was quite lovely, as we would soon see
Why did you set us up thinking he was a clown?
I knew when you met him, there’d be no letdown.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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HAYNES Avatar
March 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
always give the new guy the benefit of the doubt. enjoyed your poem
Krutsinger Avatar
March 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
thank you William
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