OWN GOAL

Michael Edwards

 

 

 

With marketing skills

that won’t  pay  the bills

our funeral parlour

should try harder.

 

By their door upon the wall

available for one and all

they’ve thoughtfully placed a

state-of-the-art defibrillator.

 

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 19th, 2020 01:36
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 45
  • User favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek.
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Comments5

  • orchidee

    Oops! Erm, will they use it if anyone needs it?!
    In dark humour, I said to someone: 'Oohh, I shouldn't try suicide; it's very bad for your health!'
    You know Mrs (or Mrs) D. Fibb Berle-Lator?

    • Michael Edwards

      You're dead right they will.
      Married to Inf-Lator I do believe.

      • orchidee

        Erm what can you never try twice? Suicide! Well - I mean successul suicide. I'm getting too 'dark' now. Well, put the light on then, Orchi! lol.

      • Goldfinch60

        Wonderful funny write Michael.My first laugh of the day, thank you.

        I parked at our church yesterday and there is now a defibrillator there in one of the disabled parking bays!
        I knew christianity didn't work!

        Andy

        • Michael Edwards

          It's ouside a Co-op funeral parlour in our town - always smile when I pass by.

        • L. B. Mek

          ah the abundant irony of reality: always a defibrillator around after we've gone,
          though hardly a peaceful breathe taken while we are busily scavenging
          for those short lived treasures of our lives,
          brilliantly quirky write, easily one of my favourites

          • Michael Edwards

            Thanks so much and for the honour of the fave.

          • ANGELA & BRIAN

            BRIAN HERE ~ Good Evening Uncle MIKE ~ thanks for Cartoon & Droll Ode. Us Northeners always shop @ the COOP and collect 5% Divi ! My Parents have already bought their Coffins & Burial Expenses at the COOP (£400) and enjoyed a nice Steak Dinner for TWO @ ^The Hungry Horse* with the £20 DIVI ? I am told that if one dies @ 100 when you arrive @ the COOP to be embalmed You are resurected and given FIVE YEARS extra on Earth !

            Blessings & Peace to You & Yours
            Love Angela - Brian - Smokey ! ! !

          • Dove

            Perhaps all those souls, before entering heaven are de- FIB- ulated- Smilez!



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