When the snacks run out
It's time to deal with your life
Carbs can't solve problems
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Thanks for reading my latest entry into the Time Capsule Haiku Challenge. I was influenced by a couple of poems I did recently about marshmallows and donuts.
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Paul Stewart
Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.
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Comments (12)
Don't tell me this!! Let me live in denial π
Maybe they don't solve a problem but they put them aside if only for a moment.
Right you are! Naughty am I. I try but can't abstain. LOL
No, this must never happen. Reality is no good. I must be on a perpetual sugar high!!! Get me an IV.
Thatβs harsh
Coffffeeeeeeee! Coffee solves problems! K byeeee
They can't? I feel like I should give them a chance, lol!!! Loved it!!!!
You speak the truth, Paul! I think we all try to momentarily escape with a snack here and there π I do!
Just don't run out.
Even chips? lol. So true and great motivational Haiku
Ya wanna bet buddy ππ nice π
I beg to differ... have you tried potatoes?? haha