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Irony

Submission for the Unnecessary Line challenge

By Alex TorresPublished 8 months ago 1 min read
Irony
Photo by Валентина Вехкалахти on Unsplash

It‘s kind of ironic

For you to reach out

Suddenly asking for my help.

Especially when the task

Is helping you putting together

What you said is your new bed.

*

I guess you had no options

And there was nobody else around

To extend their helping hand.

But still is funny as heck

How your initial line of thought

Was the same old you. Right on brand.

*

What should I do?

What’s the proper way to say

That I couldn’t care less?

When I get a call

For what it sounds like a damsel

Full of troubles and in distress?

*

I don't know what to put on the salsa.

It may be silly on me:

I marked it as "read" and deleted the note.

I think it's better that way

Stay apart as we did from the start

Although I am around, it's best if I stay remote.

Photo by Nik on Unsplash

performance poetryMental HealthFree VerseStream of Consciousness

About the Creator

Alex Torres

Started writing short stories back in 1988 at work, when I had an empty page to fill for the employee's internal magazine. Taking the pen again after a 30 year-long hiatus, exploring where it takes me this time.

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