Out Of Tune!

Story? Poem? No?

 

If my life was a song, it'd be like that so out of tune

 

3-string guitar Uncle Dieter keeps in his attic,

 

collecting dust, right next to the 1972 14-inch

 

black and white T.V with Rabbit Ears, the

 

ugliest sweater know to mankind that he

 

keeps around just in case Aunt Daisy comes

 

to visit and asks her brother if he still has it;

 

after all, it took her hours to knit.  (He still looks

 

at it and bursts out laughing, it's so hideous!), the game of

 

Twister that he vowed never to play again after

 

getting naked one night while drinking, and

 

making a total fool out of himself in front

 

of Grandma Edith, and his collection of out-of-date

 

video games, such as Pong; everything else would sell

 

at a garage sale, except my life, and possibly

 

the sweater.  Goodwill would return me, with a

 

nasty note pinned to my forehead saying, "Not a chance;

 

nice try!"  I'm The Song of the Hapless, in the key of L for loser!

Reviews

[Marie]

I'll bet his 8-track player is there too...along with the hula hoop...

[Michael Stevens]

Darn I forgot about those!

[A. H. Pinley]

Don't be so harsh... Life is life, embrace it.

[Michael Stevens]

Oh, I was just kidding; making fun of yourself is an easy, cheap way to get a laugh. Thank you for your concern, but I'm UP!