Sunday, October 25, 2020

Best Laid Plans


Who are they kidding, The Best Laid Plans


of Mice and Men? Mice do what they do


instinctively every day. They never let plans


get in their way.



Now, men I can see. Men the fools that we


happen to be, always got to figure out a way.


Fail or succeed, you gotta have a plan…



The birthday party, an anniversary, the game


of the week, a better job, the new apartment


or house, hell, a bouquet of flowers and a box


of chocolates, a pack of cigarettes and beef


jerky from the 711 before the road trip.



Every man needs, for Christ’s sake, demands


a plan. Mice keep their existence simple as


can be—stay out of the light, eat, procreate,


and avoid cheese in places cheese shouldn’t


be.



Oh, sure, mice can’t always resist a good


meal even if it is a trap. Men fall into traps


all the time, planned for or not.



You fool! You should have bought her a ring


instead of flowers and chocolate. Case closed.



                      -30-


Chris Hanch 10-24-2020 

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