Tuesday, January 10, 2023

363/365 - Insulation

 


In a meeting today
I heard someone say
Oh "F" word
It came out
so naturally
An exclamation
of frustration
and I couldn't help
but wonder
did she practice it
that way?
Did she think
well hey
I'm going to want
to swear someday
in front of my colleagues
but I couldn't possibly
upset their delicate
sensibilities
so I better make sure
I'm ready
for that inevitability
but instead of saying something
non-sensically
I'll just say the F-word
quite literally


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