Mister Oddity


He’s a strange kinda guy,
even he wouldn’t challenge that assertion
When you see him, you sense
something’s a bit off
But don’t bother asking him,
his appearance will tell you why
Wearing clothes that don’t color coordinate;
his socks are always either Oxford or silk,
and his bow ties are never fully clipped 
He likes to arrange his peas and carrots 
		     neatly in a row on his plate
And he feels strongly 
			that it’s a 
necessary thing to discuss personal hygiene 
on the first date
Mister Oddity is he ...
Head scratcher as a Mad Hatter can be
Trying to figure him out
			will drive you crazy
He likes to mumble important reminders to himself;
he don’t mind taking a tumble,
pumping his cardio up from really getting after a ref
He’s an odd fellow indeed,
he’s a hard one to read
Sometimes his speech may not make sense to you and me,
and often at night he likes to talk to the owls in the tree
Apart from that,
he’s perfectly abnormal, absolutely
Mister Oddity,
lives strange and quite irregularly
But the one thing he loves to boast about the most
is his peculiar longevity:
He says he was born on the thirty third day 
	of the thirteenth month,
	in the year 
when Earth's second moon floated away 
          in the cosmic sea
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Hoffman Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 8:26 PM
Your poem had me smiling from beginning to the end Freddie; Mr. oddity is quite odd indeed!~Che :)
Nusker Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 11:10 AM
Mr oddity is quite an interesting character that you have built. Nice one, Freddie.
Smith Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 11:02 AM
An awesome piece Freddie
Downing  Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 10:27 AM
Lol! I'm not laughing at this odd man, I'm laughing because of the last line. A very good write my friend :)
Smith Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 9:49 AM
I think I know this guy, L think he was my first divorce lawyer, fun write Freddie, I enjoyed it.
Sands Avatar
July 1, 2017 at 9:49 AM
Well done Freddie. So descriptive. I can see a story being written about him :)
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