Word Trouble

About these ditsy moments - I’m blonde, I have a few,
but there is one real cringer I think I’ll share with you.
Before I do, please promise me though, that you will not laugh
as the tale unfolds, re-telling my most stupid gaff.
I know I missed the deadline (my blondness yet again!)
but hopefully to tell you all will purge me of this pain.
You see I have a problem with how some words come out,
I hear them perfect in my mind, yet from my mouth they wrongly spout.
One word in particular’s now barred from my vocab,
the embarrassment it caused me almost left me in rehab.

A new bloke at the office joined us for our morning tea,
twelve of us sat in that room. Unfortunate for me!
He told us of his fiction writes and of his hopes and dreams
to one day see them published in some glossy magazines.
He said that he had recently submitted quite a few
and wanting to seem interested, I thought I’d take this cue.
I wanted to impress him, so I spoke with such finesse
“Oh wow” I said “ that’s wonderful, have you had much success?”
Well, in my MIND that’s what I said, but curs-ed by this hex
The words I blurted from my lips were “have you had much SEX?”



**Unfortunately it's very true. 
And can you believe I said it again whilst interviewing someone?? 
So embarrassing, hence that word is now wiped from my vocabulary :)
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Pattison Avatar
June 14, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Really witty poem an well written, keep writing. Gavin.
Belt Avatar
June 14, 2010 at 8:47 AM
LOL....Too Funny Sharon......Larry
K. Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 7:42 PM
eep, haha I hope nobody got tea up their noses ;) and I sure am crossing my fingers that you won't bump into this guy again ;)
Dietrich Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 5:27 PM
hahaha, good one, sharon. Sure to really well if this is for the dityz contest. I was blonde (but only for a while) I loved it but it was really bad for my dark hair and made my poor hair fall out! I find you and I have so much in common, and now you tell me that you also used the "tendrils" symbol. I swear, every other poem of yours I read reminds me of something I have written about too! LUv, Andrea
Fraser Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM
Oo La La, my kinda blond, with a blush of course. Oh my, I wish I was there. And blimey me, you said it again, my lips are forever sealed >> James
Knop Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Great Narrative, and funny, Sharon! Thank you for your kind comment on Rice Fields. Have a great week. :)..Gert
K. Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 8:02 AM
haha, I think this is a different one from the one I read before--I believe that was about the interview, I hope I remembered right ;)--enjoyed this one too--and I sure am curious--what did he answer??? haha-- super thanks for your comments btw ^_^ nikko :)
Mehta Avatar
June 13, 2010 at 6:34 AM
Very humorous tale told in fine narrative
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