Here lies Fred the plumber whose ballcock Sue's hubby had broke
Fred was visiting Sue, whom everyone knew really fancied the bloke
Unbeknown to the pair, hubby was there and on seeing them started to choke
But not before breaking Fred’s ballcock did hubby drop dead with a stroke
Written 11th April 2019
Contest Name: An Epitaph to Make Us Laugh 2
Sponsor: Jesse Rowe
my ballcock
floats
in the tank
in the back
of my
mind
When shopping I espied my plumber
I’d dallied with him in the summer
We’d meet round the block
I’ve seen his ballcock
He ditched me, I couldn’t be glummer
He’s laying pipe with my friend Mary
I advised her she should be wary
Because I do not think
He’ll be fixing her sink
But bonking her down in the dairy
2/23/19
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