Jul 192012
 

She laughed violently when he beamed her a smile

She laughed again when he penned his words

Through his eyes she saw his heart

 

She laughed more at his tawdry remark- you are beautiful

She laughed at the lies he backed into sandwich

With a glance she knew his mind

 

She let out a barrel- it hardly counted anymore

She laughed his irritation away

If only he knew she carried a trigger in her head

 

She laughed once more at his sugary lips

Which dripped of all the lies from hell,

His watery eyes concealing his lust

 

She laughed at the effrontery of the dude

Wondering how many frogs he had kissed

Hazarding the cost of his cheapie moccasin

 

She laughed again like a volcano spurting fire

She laughed and laughed until he stood up to leave

Oblivious of the boner announcing his mission

 

© Shittu Fowora 2012


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writefight @writefight

Avatar of writefightABOUT ME. I was born in Lagos Island but stayed the most of my life in Kaduna. From an early age i devoured plenty of books, along the line the books shaped my thoughts then i began to write. Writing answered the questions that science and technology didn’t cater for…for me, writing is an exploration of the human mind and the wonders of the universe. To write, for me, is to attain Nirvana.

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  14 Responses to “Tell Me It’s A Joke”

  1. Avatar of kaycee

    Really nice lines.

  2. Avatar of chemokopi

    I like the flow

  3. Avatar of Obisike

    Nice poem. Nifty words used well. I was asking if she was clairvoyant untill I encountered “boner”.

  4. Avatar of Anzaa Msonter

    Nice lines, although the diction was a little ‘hard’ for my ‘unliterary’ mind.

  5. Avatar of magic

    I laugh with her. Men! We can be so predictable. Good piece

  6. Avatar of weirdpile

    Reminds me of one of Afroman’s song

  7. Avatar of Lawal Opeyemi Isaac

    Lovely ending Writefight.

    well done!!!

  8. Avatar of Afronuts

    Blatant truth brutally expressed!

    Love it! You rendered a subtle simple moment with such tender poetic violence.

    But then the poem since to have no correlation with the title. Am I missing something?

    • Avatar of writefight

      Well, if you’ve been in the shoes of an uninterested lady, listening on as a smoothie reels out his lines at her, then you may just understand why the title is that. If you have a better title suggestion, i dont mind. Bring it on. Thanks

  9. Avatar of starrilyn

    Nice rhymes. Your delivery was articulate and you lead your readers well to the end. But I also agree with @Afronuts on the title. Well done all the same.

  10. Avatar of ayistar

    Oh now I understand why you choose this title.. I know you get this alot but good job!

  11. Avatar of tosyn

    @Writefight: IT IS A JOKE!

    Now I’m off to read it… lol

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