Robert L. Hinshaw Poet Rhyme

Things That Annoy Me

I reckon you could call me an old curmudgeon but that's alright!
I've been around four score and three and I have earned that right!
There are many things that annoy me but I'll mention just a few.
Hang in there with me as I attempt to get across my point of view!

Barkin' mutts and their inconsiderate masters drive me up the wall!
The droopy-poopy pants kids wear just makes my wrinkled hide crawl!
Cussin' in public by so-called ladies and gentlemen is so uncouth!
It annoys me that high-profile jerks don't set an example for our youth!

It nettles me when someone says they'll do somethin' and then they don't.
I'm annoyed with people who keep me waitin' which is usually their wont!
Careless drivers bug me especially jerks who think it's cute to tailgate,
And telephone solicitors who the serenity of my castle they desecrate!

I'm disturbed about those who flout the Constitution - 'tis an abomination!
It bothers me that we don't ask God's guidance for this troubled nation!
Pompous bureaucrats annoy me no end with their paucity of breedin'!
It rankles me to pay more taxes for which the guv'mint is ever pleadin'!

I ain't got no patience with a screamin' brat or a loud-mouthed dude,
(Nor people who murder the English language as I just did - it's so crude!)
I could ramble on and on ad infinitum about things that annoy me,
But I feel my blood pressure risin' so I had better let the subject be!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) All Rights Reserved

Not for the contest.

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Carol Eastman February 17, 2014 at 9:07 AM Those things do make us fuss! Great job!

Poet Destroyer A February 14, 2014 at 1:28 PM Them Things would annoy me to Bob H., ... Stopping by with hugs, and Happy Valentines Smiles... I do miss you my old friend.. Wishing you the best.. Good luck in the contest... LINDA

Debbie Guzzi February 13, 2014 at 6:08 PM Boy do I hear you LOL [Always a joy to hear from you Bob.] Light & Love

Jerry Bolton February 13, 2014 at 8:55 AM I agree with you on everything, even about the barking mutt, because I have one of them, but I am not inconsiderate, I call her down.

Barbara Gorelick February 11, 2014 at 8:56 PM OH my! ..You are an old curmudgeon..but then so am I...I agree with you on everything..especially the tailgating..oh, and the saggy pants. could go on and on..I don't think that's a good sign..lol.

Ilene Bauer February 11, 2014 at 6:01 PM hey bob! this is a gem! i agree with you on most of the things on your list and i love the very entertaining and funny way you have of presenting things. i wish this poem had the power to change many of those annoyances...

John Lawless February 11, 2014 at 8:00 AM Bob I must agree with these annoyances but then I'm just another crusty old dude. often call a dinosaur. Enjoyable read.

Vicky Tsiluma February 11, 2014 at 5:42 AM Well penned Bob! I love the matter-of-fact way the poem reads and the way you've brought up the various things that annoy you. It was a great read.

Kayod5 Kayode February 10, 2014 at 11:25 PM I really enjoyed this bob h, the more I read it the more its poetic beauty radiates, kudos for this great work my friend.

Robert Pettit February 10, 2014 at 10:51 PM Sarge, this is another one that is joining my list of favorites.