The Creaking

furnature being 
a thing i'm lacking 
i keep my eyes open
for what ever i might need
and one day 
my eyes did find
a chair with four legs
a very nice find
i loaded it on the 
back of the car
truth be told it 
was'nt very far
i got the chair home 
and took it into the kitchen
the table was fine
except a chair was missin
i sat the chair down
and sat in it at once
it made a little creak
but that was no fuss
day after day 
i sat in the chair
then one day
i thought i heard 
the chair speak
a day or two passed
and i thought i heard it again
i tried to pay attention
and listen again and again
i got up and sat down
i got up and sat down
several times
and as i was 
listening to the creak
i heard the chair creaking
the creak "you stink"


(An entry for the "Chair " contest)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Puddifoot Avatar
November 11, 2011 at 5:02 PM
what the...? haha lol if I heard a chair speaking I'd be worried, especially if it said that...are you sure you weren't dropped on your head as a baby or something? have I been sniffing too much furniture polish? has the chair been sniffing too much furniture polish? I haven't laughed so much in days :-)
Babcock Avatar
November 25, 2009 at 7:26 PM
Good luck in the chair contest. God Bless Phyl
Brown Avatar
November 25, 2009 at 4:40 AM
Such fasinating writing I am reading today. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and heart with us today John. Wishing you the best in the contest. Looks like a winner to me.I wish you a weekend filled with love and inspiration. May your writings inspire others to write from their hearts as well. Love, Carol
Culverhouse Avatar
November 24, 2009 at 5:11 PM
funny!! thanks for the laugh, I needed it today!!
Freeman Avatar
November 24, 2009 at 12:34 PM
A witty poem John. thanks for sharing, Sincerely, Moses
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