Things That Get My Goat
Everyone has a story,
of their favorite things to tell.
Nobody likes to talk about,
those things that make them mad as hell.
So here are a few of the things ,
that really get me pissed.
I know that you can probably,
add a few things to this list.
I hate weeds among my garden flowers,
that have roots ten feet long.
People who sing at the top of their voice,
but don’t know the words to the song.
Folks that take an hour just to tell me,
something that could be said in two words.
Groundhogs that live under the shed,
the frickin neighbor’s cat that kills my birds.
Standing in line at the grocery store while,
someone goes back for an item they forgot.
Waiting fifteen minutes for a price check,
on something that they bought.
The outrageous prices of milk, bread, gas and beer,
the things any civilized person can’t live without.
The smell of a wet dog after a walk in the rain,
people talking on phones and think they have to shout.
How bout the stupid dog that won’t stop barking,
though there’s absolutely nothing to bark about.
White cat hair on black clothes and I don’t own a cat,
a new shirt ruined because a stain won’t come out.
A tuft of hair that just refuses to stay in place,
socks that keep falling down to wrinkle under my toes.
Road construction signs and no workers within sight,
That wild white hair that keeps tickling my nose.
Wasps, hornets, bees, spiders and snakes,
that jump right out of nowhere it seems.
Being woken up by the doorbell,
just as I get to the good part of the dreams.
Copyright © Jerry Brotherton | Year Posted 2023
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