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The Moral of the Story

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By Kendall Defoe Published about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
The Moral of the Story
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...a little girl should not be sent to visit her grandmother in the woods.

...a princess in a tall castle should always grow her hair out.

...a boy should drink heavily and pass out if he is invited for a night swim with a girl on Amity Island.

...Jedi should tell their kids the truth about their parentage.

...superheroes should work together in case of an invasion by a purple man wearing flash jewelry.

...a convicted felon should not be allowed to run for office.

...a woman living with seven guys should probably pay more attention to the food she eats.

...anyone with a grandfather who owns a portal gun should expect to have problems with school, family and the possibility of a relationship with Jessica.

...a time machine is a good idea; a travelling companion, not so much.

...with great power comes great franchise opportunities.

...history does not repeat itself; we do.

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  • Tiffany Gordon5 months ago

    Brilliant, witty & amusing! Well done Kendall! 🫶🏾☺️

  • Lightning Bolt ⚡about a year ago

    ⚡♥️⚡

  • Pauline Fountainabout a year ago

    Hi Kendall, I can’t wait to read more of your work! Heartfelt thanks for reading my acrostic poem about male victims of intimate partner and family and domestic violence.. This is brilliant! Yes a satisfying read indeed. But a note of thanks for your social commentary ‘ … a convicted felon should not be allowed to run for office.’ From Brisbane Australia - Agreed! Pauline 🌸

  • Testabout a year ago

    Kendall, I LOVE this poem of yours!!! I think it's my favourite one of yours, to date!!! My favourite reference was the snowhite one but all of them were sooooo spot on!! Great work!!

  • D.K. Shepardabout a year ago

    Very cleverly done!! Bravo!

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    haha. That was great, and quite amusing. Well done.

  • ThatWriterWomanabout a year ago

    So many good references! Love this!

  • Tiffany Gordonabout a year ago

    Very amusing! Well done!!

  • Leslie Writesabout a year ago

    Some of these made me lol Loved it!

  • Oooo, that last line packed a punch! Loved your poem!

  • Lana V Lynxabout a year ago

    Great moral lessons in a humorous form. What could be better?

  • Babs Iversonabout a year ago

    You had fun!!! LOL!!!❤️❤️💕

  • Lamar Wigginsabout a year ago

    Pretty unique and on point. Is this entered in the Unfiltered challenge?

  • BrettNotGregabout a year ago

    I absolutely loved this!

  • Great 😃

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