Sometimes, Midlife Happens Fast
A Limerick about Timing
By KJ AartilaPublished about a year ago • 1 min read
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In modern midlife, along came a man named Tom
He was definitely da bomb!
First, we were married
Things got quite harried
Soon, I was proudly called Mom.
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Awww. A sweet one, Mom . 🥰
Brilliant!!! Loved it!!!
Nice last line, lucky Tom
this is somehow profound and funny :) i dare to say married people truly get that this is about love :P
what an awesome ending. Loved it!
Oh so sweet. I met guy midlife too! Da best ❤️ Love this!
Aww. That is sweet. Love that last line.
Nice !
Very sweet! What a love story!
Fun with love 💕
So cute
Haha! This was cute and cleverly done, Keila!