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Sep 09, 2025
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Another Dinner
Another dinner at our favorite spot
Was something that tied me into a knot
She started with all she had done
Starting to take away the fun
She washes my floors and my clothes
A job that everyone knows
She pays the bills, gets the kids up for school
And prepares for the usual daily dual
I listen quietly all during the meal
Afraid to respond to anything real
The check arrives awaiting a payment
She waits to see who will claim it
Sorry, I forgot my wallet my Dear
I ready myself for what I will hear !
About This Poem
Style/Type: Free verse
Review Request Intensity: I appreciate moderate constructive criticism
Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft
Comments
Lavender
3 weeks 3 days ago
Another Dinner
Hello, Clentin,
Good to see this form from you! A fun read!
Thank you!
L
Clentin
3 weeks 3 days ago
Thank you, I was joking…
Thank you, i was joking around with my wife and decided to put this joke into words!
Thank you for reading and comments.
Rula
3 weeks 2 days ago
I too
Like the sense of humor in this one. Hope your wife doesn't mind that joke.
Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻
Clentin
3 weeks 2 days ago
Thank you for reading and…
Thank you for reading and comment! She just thought I was my normal self!!
Geezer
2 weeks 3 days ago
Friendly Feasts on Me...
Forgot my wallet yet again,
I hear him saying, my old friend.
Steak and shrimp, a bottle of wine.
Damn it, yet another time!
No such thing as going Dutch,
I like him still, but not as much.
One more time, I foot the bill,
My wife stares; if looks could kill!
Never again, I make a vow.
I plan to stop; but not right now.
No more invites, will I accept,
the free ride's over, my wife's upset.
Forgotten wallets put aside,
my wife has comments; a little snide.
I won't forget the way she said;
If it weren't for us, you'd starve, be dead.
Now, the night has gone kapoot,
I give our friendship a quiet boot.
My wife is glad, we're no longer mates
We'll be too busy, for new dates.
Clentin
2 weeks 3 days ago
.?where is the comment?
.?where is the comment?