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Rhyme and Reason: Adios-osity

May 27, 2016 by Jeff Burkhart Leave a Comment

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Just like the Sherman Brothers coined the term supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, for the song of the same name in “Mary Poppins,” I have invented my own special word for my readers, to describe an experience that many of you, have heard of, and/or experienced. It will be included as the title cut of the soundtrack of the musical I will continuously talk about and never write.
I regretfully and openly admit that, alas, I have been both;
The guy at the door and,
_the guy out the window.
_JPB
_
Adios-iosity
_
When people on their journeys, face adversity and strife
And hear the front door opened, by a husband or a wife
_
A hasty path is beaten, to the door that’s in the back
In hopes of fending off, a violent “jealous rage” attack
_
It’s often in discretion. That’s the better part of valor,
your presence, in a place, is rightly bound to cast a pallor.
_
To be or not to be
Someplace
That’s filled with such ferocity!
Requires a drastic action
I call;
Adios-iosity
_
So hear me now and listen, when the danger’s near and seething
If going forward you would like, to live and keep on breathing
_
Just open up a window;
Jump;
Avoid the reciprocity!
Employ the last resort that’s known as;
Adios-iosity
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Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”
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