Thank you for listening
Said the man on the podium
After everyone had fallen asleep
It was a joke, he didn’t mean it
He didn’t know what to say
So he told them he was grateful for their presence
*
Thank you for listening
Said the speaker on the phone
After the tenth person had hung up on him
It was a joke, he didn’t mean it
He didn’t know what to say
So he told them he was grateful for their presence
*
Thank you for listening
Said the woman in the mirror
After she had smeared all her makeup and broken her glass
It was a joke, she didn’t mean it
She didn’t know what to say
So she told herself she was grateful for her presence.
About the Creator
John Welford
John was a retired librarian, having spent most of his career in academic and industrial libraries.
He wrote on a number of subjects and also wrote stories as a member of the "Hinckley Scribblers".
Unfortunately John died in early July.
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