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Saving Face

Saving Face A man in Northern China has divorced and sued his wife For their baby born was ugly and that had caused a strife The mother was a beauty – most said she was a ten The father quite good looking – that’s where he did begin He said the kid was not his – she must have fooled around He had someone look into her past and this is what he found Although she was good looking, before she met her mate She had extensive work done and used that as mate bait She had not been unfaithful; she was faithful to the core She looked just like the baby, at least she had before She had simply failed to tell him just how she looked back then Maybe just a three or four and certainly no ten He claimed his wife had gotten him under false pretense The judge that heard his story said that it all made sense Divorce and compensation granted in the case Of the ugly little baby and a man who would save face True story

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 9/27/2013 4:59:00 PM
this is hilarious and so well told! thanks for the laugh..........
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Mike Dailey
Date: 9/27/2013 7:57:00 PM
Glad to see you still read my poems. I need to post more often than I do. thanks for the good reviews.
Date: 9/27/2013 12:23:00 PM
- A father who failed .... everything to save his own face. - .. well written ..... (poor baby) - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Mike Dailey
Date: 9/27/2013 7:58:00 PM
Thanks for the good review. I try to tell the story in such a way to entertain as well as educate. MIke

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