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He forgot to zip

But he had some nerve on him, the naughty fellow. (The Senryu challenge).

By Novel AllenPublished 2 years ago โ€ข 1 min read
He forgot to zip
Photo by Todd Pham on Unsplash

Drunk, parks in driveway

Garage clicker, front door. Click?

Wife opens, pouts, sighs

...........................................

Left garage open

Thirsty, place keys in freezer

Fell asleep on couch

............................................

Thieves cleaned out garage

Police shake heads. Sir, next time

Park in your garage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

.................................................

Where are the car keys?

Wife sighed, headed for the fridge

She knows him quite well

.................................................

He forgot to zip

She pointed. He laughed, wiggled.

She grinned, shook her head.

By Nina Cuk on Unsplash

After twenty years

She knows him well, embraces

Knowing his snafus.

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humorperformance poetry

About the Creator

Novel Allen

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. (Maya Angelou). Genuine accomplishment is not about financial gain, but about dedicating oneself to activities that bring joy and fulfillment.

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  • Lena Beana2 years ago

    Baja! THIS is epic ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฉ

  • Grz Colm2 years ago

    Oh nO! What a snafu! ๐Ÿ‘โ˜บ๏ธ Hey Novel, just letting you know Rick has messaged you about your word count for his challenge on messenger. Hope you are going well and having a great day! ๐Ÿ˜Š

  • Images of Red Skelton come to mind, where such behavior does not offend but remains endeared.

  • That zip looks like something else.๐Ÿ˜‚

  • Hahahahahahaha this was sooooo funnyyyyyy! I loved it!

  • Oh, that picture! ;-)

  • Chloe Gilholy2 years ago

    Great use of the zipper.

  • Tiffany Gordon2 years ago

    Supercute well written & clever! I think the zipper joke went over my head though. :)

  • Judey Kalchik 2 years ago

    Quite the story in such few words! Clever

  • Sid Aaron Hirji2 years ago

    I loved this one- so relatable not zipping up

  • Mother Combs2 years ago

    ๐Ÿคฃ

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