The Grahamburglar Poet Couplet

Rat Race

O squalling baby fat and red,
Laying on your nursery bed,
Clamber down onto the floor,
Crawl or toddle out the door.
Go to school. Graduate.
Take another for your mate.
Get a job and buy a home,
Raise a family of your own.
Save your money to retire,
Watch your grandkids and admire.
Now you're old and life is done,
Did you have a little fun?
O squalling baby fat and red,
You've just been born, and now... 
You're dead.

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Funom Makama April 20, 2015 at 9:01 AM Wow! This is without a doubt a 7. I am so voracious for more of your lines right now and I definitely will come by to enjoy the bliss of your words. The Grahamburglar April 20, 2015 at 11:33 AM Thank you for your kind and encouraging comments. I am glad you enjoyed it.

Judy Konos April 16, 2015 at 10:16 PM OMG-You're the funniest guy in the whole world! LOL The Grahamburglar April 16, 2015 at 11:25 PM If only that were true...haha.

Trevor Mcleod April 16, 2015 at 4:21 PM Very good Preston. It seems nice and simple, but I'm sure it took some work to make it come off this way. Well done! The Grahamburglar April 16, 2015 at 11:25 PM All poetry takes a little...errr...finessing. But overall, this one was probably not as hard to do as some. It is simple, and that was kind of intentional, I suppose. On this one I was aiming more for the quick tempo than the impressive vocabulary. Easy words tend to be easier to write. In any case, I'm glad you enjoyed and thank you for the encouraging words.

Sulakshana Bhattacharya April 16, 2015 at 2:58 PM Rat race. Aha.. All the fat rats we are..born and now dead. Yet you are a rat here who enjoys his cheese and leaves some for fellow rats... some 'food for thought'! Great write Preston. And not boring at all. :)

Tonytocaa Camacho April 15, 2015 at 7:39 PM A funny tale that's true,like the way you did it Preston thanks tonytocaa

Barbara Briggs April 15, 2015 at 6:39 PM Your writing is unexpected and fun. This is the third one I read and enjoyed them all! The Grahamburglar April 15, 2015 at 7:37 PM Thank you. I tend to be a little random when I write. I keep a journal and a lot my poetry stems from other things I've written there. A lot of my writing is kind of contemplative and probably, boringly serious. I am glad that you think it's fun. =)