Things That Bug Me

Out of control children, out of patience parents,
People who feel entitled to not work, 
Bullying behaviors, racism, and ageism

Misogynist dictators, fervent followers who do not know why they follow,
People who are not held accountable for their bad manners,
Cigarette smoke in cars with babies,

Road rage drivers, video games that teach children to kill people.
Assault rifles in the hands of anybody, media glorifying murderer of school children,
Rape, murder, non-thinkers who talk incessantly,

Hating a bunch of people without knowing even one person from that group,
Children taken away from desperate parents, and put into cages,
So friends of the rich can get richer, while the poor are punished even more.
These things all bug me.
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Mcferran Avatar
July 31, 2019 at 8:21 PM
I completely understand this... Like Whoopi Goldberg once said, "I don't have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation." ;P
Krutsinger Avatar
August 1, 2019 at 10:01 AM
I saw the prompt and had this thrown onto a page before I noticed it was for a limerick. HA!
Mcgee Avatar
July 31, 2019 at 12:20 PM
Many of these things really incite me...glad you put them all down.
Krutsinger Avatar
August 1, 2019 at 10:01 AM
Jeanne, surely you have some I missed?
Cunningham Avatar
July 31, 2019 at 3:53 AM
Quite a list Caren , you've covered them all. Many would totally agree. Tom
Krutsinger Avatar
July 31, 2019 at 4:13 AM
Thank you Tom. I chose to do a full list instead of a limerick. Ha!
Gauthier Avatar
July 31, 2019 at 3:42 AM
Box this up and throw away the key!
Krutsinger Avatar
July 31, 2019 at 4:14 AM
Thank you Line. I wish I could!
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