What Does Your Mother Say To Do

When a coyote walks past your driveway 
in the middle of the day
What does proper etiquette say to do?

When a zebra steps hard
on your right foot on purpose
What does your mother say to do?

When a python grows arms
and slides you under the couch to eat you
What does Miss Manners say to do?

When a man kills your feelings
and smashes your trust into bloody bits on a sidewalk
What does your defense lawyer say to do?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Pigeon Tart Avatar
April 23, 2020 at 7:56 AM
Oh my. ;),
Krutsinger Avatar
April 23, 2020 at 12:47 PM
I could not resist. Trixie and I are both in bad moods after four days of trying to get the company-issued computer to work and it will not for the ITs who will not call us back have to fix it.
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