Poets United had the prompt ‘Best Friend’.
Friends
Friends are like condoms;
they protect you when things get hard.
– Anon.
I have never
Understood
Why diamonds
Are a girl’s
Best friend
Yet we are told
That a man’s
Best friend
Is a dog.
Curiously,
Hedging my bets,
I did once
Have a dog
Called
Gem.
.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2014
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Laughing softly . . . . I like this it is a fun piece.
ReplyDeleteha, Gem. I had a Barbie once named that, or was that Jem, or Jam? ugh, it was the 80's, i can't remember.
ReplyDeletequick little fun write. lovely work!
stacy lynn mar
http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/
Diamonds aren't this girl's best friend. Mine have a pulse and are a little more yielding.
ReplyDeleteLove the hedged bet.
Great take on the prompt! Thanks! neat form and content.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what your friends would make of this --- being thought of as an assortment of coloured condoms. I prefer diamonds as friends. If you want to be my friend you can send me one ( not a fake one) Looking forward to a small package in the mail.
ReplyDeleteBut is it me or my gift that is the diamond?
DeleteWhat a question? You or the big diamond ring.I know what I am supposed to say...but it would be a lie:)
ReplyDeleteThe diamond? Yeah, don't worry, I quite understand.
DeleteThey say good things come in small packets.
ReplyDeleteBut the big ones are more fun to unwrap.
Ever tried to wrap a sheepdog?
DeleteVery fun and enjoyable to read....right from the beginning with the colorful condom pictures, then the hilarious anonymous quote, all the way through to your final Gem. Great post.
ReplyDeleteIt's all those French letters you've been reading...they've lead you astray! ;)
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