Questions?

Questions

If form follows function,
why does everything have too many bells and whistles?
Especially cell phone.

If everything is so simple a rocket scientist could do it,
why aren’t we all Werner von Braun’s?
Checkbooks are a mystery.

If the early bird gets the worm,
why are there birds out getting worms in the evening?
I get up early but I don’t eat worms.

If you are letting the cat out of the bag,
why are you telling the secret?
Why was the cat in the bag in the first place?

If curiosity killed the cat,
why aren’t more cats deceased?
I don’t like cats so_______.

If it is raining cats and dogs,
why don’t we have sturdier umbrellas?
Must get kind of messy when they hit the ground.

If we paint the town red to have a good time,
why are all towns pretty drab looking?
I only like red cars not buildings.

If someone is coming out of left field,
why don’t we just ignore them in the first place?
I played center field in little league.

If we can’t have our cake and eat it too,
why even bother having cake at all?
I just made an orange pound cake, so_______

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Date: 3/3/2025 11:03:00 AM
I love the playful and witty nature of this free verse! It has a lighthearted, observational humor that reminds me of classic stand-up comedy (fitting, given your Carlin clerihew!). The way you take common idioms and twist them into absurd or logical conclusions is fantastic. The line about early birds and worms made me laugh, and the one about cats being in bags is classic comedic questioning.
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 3/3/2025 12:57:00 PM
Thanks Alesia. I enjoy taking the mundane or saying and putting humor and/or irony into it. Glad you liked this piece and got a chuckle out of it.
Date: 3/3/2025 10:07:00 AM
This is very cool. But oh no. You don't like cats? Say it isn't so!
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 3/3/2025 10:53:00 AM
Thanks Andrea. I will just say I am not a big fan of them. I am a dog person. This was written tongue in cheek. I know you like cats as I have read your poems on them. I will pet cats if they come up to me. Glad you like this except for the cat part:)
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