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lou
lou

Swap Places

Swap Places

If I could swap places with you

i'd put the lid back on the jam jar
take out the trash
and when I used the toilet
i'd even lift the lid

Whilst sitting in the car
at some random traffic light
I wouldn't  pick my nose
and flick it

And when my mother came round
id resist the urge to scratch my  balls
while she's eating dinner

Those little tasks ive asked of you
that make you think that I  nag
I'd do

On second thoughts
i'd be someone different entirely , if I could

 


— lou, Jun 10, 2010

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: West London, GBR

Favorite Poets: Pablo Neruda , Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsberg, D.H Lawrence, Jim Morrison's lyrics,

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judyanne

judyanne

15 years 12 months ago

very funny lou

made me smile love judy xxx http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TwentyMyPrettyPonies.html
lou

lou

15 years 12 months ago

Judy

Thank you love lou xx
lou

lou

15 years 12 months ago

Thanks

thanks love lou xx
Geezer

Geezer

15 years 12 months ago

Funny stuff...

This is a new direction for you, and I like it! It was funny, and at the same time, a rant against the peeves. I even forgot all about the rhyming, when you deviated from it. You shifted pattern, and it mostly worked. It is a good, funny poem. ~ Gee xx
lou

lou

15 years 12 months ago

Gee

Thanks lou xx
SH

shirley harrison

15 years 12 months ago

great lou!

wonderful thought ! wonderfully written........... shirley harrison
lou

lou

15 years 12 months ago

thanks

thanks lou xx
lou

lou

15 years 12 months ago

Julie

People are always mistakeing me for Beyonce, it's a curse , lol. Thanks , it was inspired by that song. love lou xx
Seren

Seren

15 years 12 months ago

Dear Lou

For me this felt sad ... weird huh ? I see the humour in it but for me I felt a pining or longing for something just out of reach love JayCee x x x ("Quote:-For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.-Ivan Panin")
lou

lou

15 years 12 months ago

Awwww

Such is life !! love lou xx
Mark

Mark

15 years 12 months ago

ha ! lol

the pet peeves, can ya live with em? cute one Lou.. first one I've read I do believe (many rants I've read) this just seems more true to life (although rants may be too) Mark Resilient Flexibility RUN; when there seems to be no answer common sense will not speak, so run - -go running..
lou

lou

15 years 12 months ago

Mark

I only speak the truth LOL love lou xx