POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

Michael Edwards

 

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS 

 

Each word he spoke was carefully checked

in a quest to ensure it was socially correct.

But hell and damnation

he lost concentration

when a lapse in judgement (which is something he’d dreaded)

led to him calling his boss pig-headed,

and it came to pass that he fell from grace

 for a racist slur on a farmyard race.

 


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  • dusk arising

    I bet some cow turned him in. He was only acting the goat. He's too chicken to have meant it.
    I'm not trying to duck the issue but he shouldn't be hounded for it.

    • Michael Edwards

      I bet she was the elephant in the room for letting the cat out of the bag. A real one-trick pony if you ask me.I bet she tried to weasel out of it - she should have held her horses.

      😜😜 lol

    • orchidee

      A fine write and pic Michael. Miss Berles gave me hell and damnation. I added an extra syllable by mistake.

      • Michael Edwards

        Where did you find it? I think it may have been mine.

        • orchidee

          I found it at brekkie time! Are there hundreds in the Berles family?

        • Goldfinch60

          Political correctness is an absolute pain sometimes, after all when ever have politicians been correct.

          • Michael Edwards

            Don't mention politicians Andy. At the moment I simply don't know who I would vote for - they are all totally incompetent and unworthy of office. I would probably for the first time in my life not vote and that goes against all my previous convictions.

          • Neville

            must have been an ass, or a snake in the grass... pc is a load of testicles ... N

            • Michael Edwards

              If you aint got the balls you can't make a cock up. As I said in another posting somewhere!

              • Neville

                perfectly put...

              • Michael Edwards

                By the way I've got about another 4 of the penguin designs to go - if anyone has any ideas for another one please let me - I'm running out of ideas.

                • Lorna

                  Nesting penguins (as in Russian "nesting" dolls?) - all tumbled down except the last one looking forlornly at the empty ones lying around him?

                  • Lorna

                    Set of little penguins just taught how to swim by mother off and away - only one left behind waving and drowning.

                    • Michael Edwards

                      Great ideas - I'll see what I can come up. For this series I need to stick to three family members - your first one sounds good - just had a thought about the little one skipping, another on stilts, doing a handstand, still thinking .

                    • Fay Slimm.

                      Ha ha - -another clever poetic angle you easily give to that racist-word issue - - - must read this one again my friend - into my faves it goes.

                    • ANGELA & BRIAN

                      Thanks UNCLE MICHAEL ~ very droll ! Love the BYRDS ! Love in the MUSE ~ Brian & Angela ~ Please check "Love me love my Pussycat !" ~ Thanks !

                      • Michael Edwards

                        Thanks - as above any ideas for future penguin designs will be much appreciated - the paintings and cards I produce from them are always popular.

                      • Laura🌻

                        Michael,

                        How dare he...
                        “calling his boss pigheaded”!
                        So disrespectful!
                        Doesn’t he know we’re celebrating the year of the Pig?🐷

                        Love your penguins!
                        I’ll think about your request for future penguin designs.

                        ~Laura~

                      • Laura🌻

                        Michael,

                        How dare he...
                        “calling his boss pig-headed”!
                        So disrespectful!
                        Doesn’t he know we’re celebrating the year of the Pig?🐷

                        Love your penguins!
                        I’ll think about your request for future penguin designs.

                        ~Laura~

                        • Michael Edwards

                          Calling your boss pig-headed - I know - it beggars belief. Didn't realise it's the year of the pig - how apposite.
                          I am doing a workshop in 10 days time featuring cartoons and will be using the penguins as the main theme. Oh stackloads of joyfulness.

                          • Laura🌻

                            Oh yes...
                            joy joy joy!
                            🐧🐧 🐧

                          • orchidee

                            Cooeee, how's the evening? Thoughts of penguins?! Erm pictures of chocolate bars as one idea? I'm a fat lot of help. Why don't I go back to sleep?! heehee.

                            • Michael Edwards

                              Pen Guins has a good record out to help you sleep. Have you got a penguin suit ?

                              • orchidee

                                Hee hee I will listen to Miss Guins then!

                                • Michael Edwards

                                  In your suit?

                                  • orchidee

                                    Oh yes! heehee. You know Old Mr Yeavering - from my hymn-poem? How old is he?

                                  • Alex Arnot

                                    This is great! And SOOOOOO relatable!



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