So You Say

Do you say "Ouch" when you're all by yourself
   and there's no one to hear the pain?
Do you say "Oops!" when you're there all alone
   and you know the wine's gonna stain?
Do you say "I love you" when she walks in the door
   though you're actually hot for Sharlene?
Do you say "But what'll I do?" when she goes 
   out the door and doesn't come in again?
Do you say you're sorry when really you're not,
   but it's the only thing that'll do
To bring her back home to share in your lot
   of ouches and oopses, the old deja vu?
Do you say you love her because 
   that Sharlene has just shot through 
   with some other guy from the job?
Do you say that you love her a lot...
   and you've been all along 
   meaning to...?
Then do.
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DiMino Avatar
September 29, 2022 at 5:24 PM
Very witty; while amusing also sound advice. Wise and thoughtful.
M  Avatar
September 22, 2022 at 9:31 AM
one big YES Elizabeth to the ouch and oops but not Sharlene! hehe! Good humour! Debx
Mccann Avatar
September 22, 2022 at 5:29 PM
Hi, Deb! It's great to know you're over there, balancing the continent with a laugh or two. Eliz
Mccann Avatar
September 19, 2022 at 8:52 PM
Thank you, Belle! I'm so pleased you dropped by and that you had some fun.
Edmonds  Avatar
September 19, 2022 at 3:57 AM
I do say all those things Elizabeth, especially I love you lots. Love your poem… Belle
Volumes Avatar
September 18, 2022 at 6:08 AM
Yes we take for granted the one that's there for our ouches and oop's until they are not there. Your poem is thought provoking, yet very easy to read. Thank you Elizabeth I enjoyed this very much.
Mccann Avatar
September 19, 2022 at 8:54 PM
Hi Wendy! Very discerning of you; that combination is exactly my goal though I don't always achieve it. Elizabeth
Mcconnell Avatar
September 16, 2022 at 11:32 AM
Real originality Elizabeth, very impressive indeed with nice rhyme and flow along with great imagery. Blessings,Gordon
Mccann Avatar
September 16, 2022 at 3:36 PM
That is such a nice reply, Gordon, and informative for me. I'll have a look now at what you are doing. Really thank you! Elizabeth
John Avatar
September 15, 2022 at 4:09 AM
Life can be full of ouches and oopses! Thank you, Elizabeth.
Mccann Avatar
September 15, 2022 at 4:23 PM
Thank you, Andrew. Fortunately now my double o's are seen as extremely funny by my children and grandchild! Currently this week, we have: do ya know where g'ma found her hearing aids? In her shoe!! Ha-Ha and so on. Elizabeth
Wolf Avatar
September 14, 2022 at 8:26 PM
Now I know why my wife is not as keen on me as she might be: Who wants to share in my 'ouches' and 'oopses!' Thanks for the hint, hint, hint, Elizabeth. With gratitude, Mr. Husband
Wolf Avatar
September 15, 2022 at 7:36 PM
The fry pan is the iron straw that stirs my poetry into the soup, you know...
Mccann Avatar
September 15, 2022 at 4:11 PM
I am sure, dear Gersh, aka Mr. Husband, that for every calamity you have a bon mot which sends Mrs. wolf into spasms of mirth as she pounds your head with the fry pan. Liz
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
September 14, 2022 at 1:38 PM
The apple of one's eye as the other eyes the orchard, Elizabeth, as monogamy in relationships undergo redefining--well expressed, my friend, Aloha William
Mccann Avatar
September 14, 2022 at 6:06 PM
Thank you, William. Not a transient problem as witnessed poor Freud trying to analyse Vienna! Elizabeth
Leffanta Avatar
September 14, 2022 at 11:36 AM
Poets write about the lies lovers tell, but few write about the lies we tell ourselves! Well thought and done! Aloha!
Mccann Avatar
September 14, 2022 at 6:09 PM
How perspicacious, Rico! They are the ones that really hurt! Liz
Rhymer Avatar
September 14, 2022 at 9:58 AM
A tangled web indeed.I feel for the hapless flies caught up in that spiders handiwork.Enjoyed.
Mccann Avatar
September 14, 2022 at 6:22 PM
Thanks, Vickey. Spider is such a good word for it, the webs people weave when they have no idea of the truth of themselves. The life unexamined. Elizabeth
Kendrick Avatar
September 14, 2022 at 5:42 AM
Good one. I have wondered about the man or woman having an affair. Sara
Mccann Avatar
September 14, 2022 at 6:26 PM
Strangely, they seem to always experience themselves as the victims of events, never as having set the stage, written the script and sought out the actors! So it never gets solved. Sad. Elizabeth
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