I'm not going to bore you
with my problems
I'm sure you have enough on
your own plate to deal with
But thank you for the offer anyway
I know some say a problem shared
is a problem halved
But so too it can also mean a
problem doubled
If you care enough to
enquire in the 1st place
And i would gladly oblige if i
myself
Was that way inclined
And willing to reciprocate
your kind gesture
By simply letting you go and
carry on about your day
And send you off with a
passing smile and a heartfelt
Why thanking you for actually caring
Appreciate the gesture much obliged
The Hangover
Some people get them others dont
Many say they they wont
Never get one if they drink water
Before the bed and the laughter
Many wake with heads a thumping
Many wake with a rumpy pumpIing
But what cannot be denided
Is the after effects they do hide
The throbbing head and the sickness
All because they wanted happiness
It is fleeting had this way
And every one must pay
Whether with their heads or stomache
Feeling dizzy or the big ear ache
Of balance being effected
Just what they had not expected
Never again they do decree
And everyone does agree
But come the next time they all do start
With the same said when they did depart
This time we will drink less
And again they end in a mess
The thing that cant be denided
Is they are that way inclined
They do their best to be very good
But when there in the mood
Nothing will stop them at all
Untill they are gone
I'm sure you've heard the term “artsy fartsy”
It can apply to a person or a thing
Most times expressed in a derogatory manner
Definitely has a “nose in the air” ring
In my lifetime career as a graphic designer
You'd think I'd be one of those guys
But nay nay I say I'm not that way inclined
My pinky doesn't point to the sky
Masculine as a male dude could possibly be
Mr. Jockstrap through and through
Chow down raw meat and stand up to pee
Most times leave the seat up too
It's certainly not a comment on social issues
Some of my friends are artsy fartsy
But most of the time my wee pinky stays put
Except when I'm stirring my tea
I'm sure you've heard the term “artsy fartsy”
Many times expressed with distain
Relax everybody it's not meant to be hurtful
Not everyone travels the same lane
© Jack Ellison 2013
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