Rids of Ridic Riddles

RIDS OF RIDIC RIDDLES Delusional convo with the inanimates; February bragged none of us is his mate ¹and asked, "What month of the year has 28 days?" -"All of them." I replied with a smirk on my face. Walls 'ave ears wit' handwriting on the wall, reading aloud what I heard and saw as I walk into a room that contains a kerosene lamp, a match, a candle, & a fireplace lookin' like a trap. ²"What would you light first?" The walls inquire. -"The match." I answered, though I kinda sound *****. Ok, omelette challenges me to kitchen quest: ³"Before it can be used, what has to be broken first?" -"An egg." I countered with a sharp burst. Night & heavy darkness walked in black mold. 4Then says, "I'm tall when I'm young, & short when old. What am I?" This riddle emits my puff & my sigh. -"A candle." I mumbled as one spillin' a cracked lie. 5"The more of this there is, the less you can see. What is it?" Night asked but my mind is lost at sea. -"Darkness." I replied with a tone of guessing. My correct responses sounds like music to my ears, it's like lullaby that snoozes my clockin' eyes. 6Then it sings: "What has many keys yet opens no locks?" -"A piano, a piano, a piano." I chorused in my tenor voice. Then I stare at my reflection, my stain & my sin, reminiscing how I've toyed wit' what's obscene. 7So I heard, "What's always in front of you but can't be seen? -"The future." My heart speaks as I skipped a scene 'cos that response isn't scripted nor intended to gracen... Now, it's your turn to crack this riddle: 8A man looks at a photograph of another man (you). He says, "Brothers and sisters have I none. But this man's father (your father) is my father's son." Now answer this riddle which is complex enough: Who is the man in the photograph? -•,uos hw, VICK MANUEL POETRY {VMP} FORM: Rhymes Copyright ©? 20th August 2023.