Dozed for five minutes
Awoke with a horrible grimace
Bladder yelling
Mind flipping
Out from covers
On blanket tripping
Rambling, shambling
Blathering, bumbling
Off to bathroom
Mumbling, stumbling
Trip on a tail
Fall against wall
Damn dog in center of hall
Another sleepless night
Dark mirror, frightful sight
Head hurt
Bladder burst
Eyes unfocused
Porcelain squirts
Splish in, splash out
Watery knees
Slip, shout
Poke member back in briefs
Blearily recalling decorous motifs
Stumble back to room to bide
Until the next pain inside
Sorry dear
Naught to fear
Go back to sleep
I'll just be here counting sheep
Getting old sucks
By the way, the dog wants out ... ...
About the Creator
Andrew C McDonald
Andrew McDonald is a 911 dispatcher of 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
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Comments (3)
This is gold (and so true) Good one!
Hahahahahahhahha though painful, it still was funny!
"Poke member" thank you for this image 😁👍