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A senryu about being caught unprepared.

By Suze KayPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Period.
Photo by Monika Kozub on Unsplash

Jacket tied on waist,

Standing in the empty train -

Bargaining with blood.

humor

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Suze Kay

Pastry chef by day, insomniac writer by night.

Find here: stories that creep up on you, poems to stumble over, and the weird words I hold them in.

Or, let me catch you at www.suzekay.com

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  • Paul Stewart2 years ago

    Em...lol at that picture and I am sorry you all have to experience it. bargaining with blood is a bloody good line too!

  • Poppy 2 years ago

    Somehow I missed this one! I have to say that cover photo made me squirm from discomfort😂 I think every female has a personal horror story to share on this topic haha. But it’s almost as bad when everything is actually under control and your imagination makes you think it looks like a whole murder scene on your pants which I’m sure we can all also relate to😂 Anyway, great entry! I loved that last line, it sounds like a song or book title or something.

  • Oh, those moments are HORRIBLE! Bargaining with blood, what a good way to put it xx

  • Mesh Toraskar2 years ago

    this is how you do a senryū! Mic drop, Suze!

  • At the most unexpected and inconvenient moment, she arrives uninvited 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • Mackenzie Davis2 years ago

    Omg! That cover photo! This one is so raw, but I laughed at how relatable it is. Great one, Suze.

  • Mother Combs2 years ago

    Oh, no!

  • Jay Kantor2 years ago

    Hi Suze 'Q' ~ As Elvis once said, "You've got a lot of nerve Girl" - Hard to wrap a male-head around this - But, I always so GiT-U with pleasure on my porch! j-bud

  • Dana Crandell2 years ago

    I am so glad that's not something I have to deal with. Funny, I just mentioned a coupe of days ago that I have loaned my jacket on occasion. Great entry!

  • Jazzy 2 years ago

    I think all of us can relate to this, speaking of this actually happened to me in Paris...and I lost my luggage...great poem!

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