Oddly, Truth Be Told

An archer hits the bulls eye.

The pitcher throws a strike.

The salesman lands a prized

account. Did you know that

actually all but one of four

and twenty blackbirds escaped

being baked in a pie, and that

Little Miss Muffet could not find

a suitable tuffet to sit upon?

(Oh well, what the hell, she

never cared much for curds

and whey anyway.) As children,

do you suppose the archer,

the pitcher and the salesman

learn what they needed to know

from nursery rhymes? It took a

lot of practice for the archer and

pitcher to become proficient

at their craft. And in order to

win the account, the salesman

had to tell his client a bald-faced

lie. Actually, no blackbirds were

harmed in the baking of a pie.

And the whole fabricated story

around Miss Muffet sitting on

a tuffet is just dumb. If you are

inclined to favour pithy sayings

and nursery rhymes—Good

night, sleep tight. Don’t let the…

Well, you know the rest.

I found it necessary to pass along

to you the drivel I have concocted

today. Oddly as it seems, stupid shit

such as this pleases me sometimes.

Chris Hanch 11-1-19