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Did you ever wonder how things work in your head How every thought you ever think is connected by a thread Sometimes it’s just a little thing then somehow you are led To something unrelated to something they just said Let me illustrate - - - My wife asked about the weather And I thought, yea, I’m cold I should get a sweater Then I thought all mine were old Then thinking about my closet I thought about my shoes Thinking they need polish What color should I choose But thinking about colors I like the color green Green makes me think of summer And the places that I’ve seen Then thinking about vacations I thought about this cruise That I took with my sister Then I thought about the booze And how much that had cost us But what a time we had Then I thought how much I missed her And how that made me sad And thinking about sadness Made me think of winter blahs So instead of a quick answer I just sort of pause And then I said I missed her My wife just stood there blinking She said that’s not what I asked you My Lord, what are you thinking There was no use my explaining How I got to what I said That somehow it’s connected By one single little thread So I just said I’m sorry What were you saying hon But she had this look of wonder Her own thoughts had just begun Mdailey 2/2/12 1st place in contest