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Labyrinthine Bag
My wife, bless her heart, went and bought me a bag
with tons of compartments, and pouches, and pockets.
But searching for stuff is a chore and a drag
it takes me forever to locate my dockets.
I don’t mean to whine, and I do hate to rag:
my suffering eyes want to vacate their sockets.
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Little Egos
Little kids need little egos
To be fed and given love.
Icky grown-ups with big egos
Need a smite from high above.
When a kid says “see my drawing!”
Though it sucks, I’ll aah and ooh;
But with grown-ups, there’s no hawing—
I’ll just say “your work is poo.”
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Wael Almahdi is a poet based in Bahrain. His work has been published or is forthcoming in ArabLit Quarterly, Snakeskin, The Knight Letter, Blue Minaret, and the Journal for Higher Criticism.
Two very cute poems. If a man bag has as many compartments as a woman’s bag, heaven help him.
Tell me about it
Lots of fun!
Thank you Cynthia
Your poems are not poo, Wa’el.
Thanks for the reads.
That’s reassuring
Both delightful!
I have a labyrinthine bag
Searching through it is a drag
But indeed I must confess
Although it is a total mess
I love it with all my heart
And with it, I would never part.
Amazing, Rohini!
Feel-good poems, Wael! And thanks for inspiring Rohini to make another.
Thank you Margaret
Heigh-ho, ho-heigh, lay-dell delay.
Third attempt to leave a favorable comment in your bag, Wael! How many compartments does this labyrinth have?
My apologies, Wael and Margaret, we are experiencing some kind of cyber attack that is messing with our comment feature.
-Evan
How awful! Leftist hackers have caused quite a bit of damage elsewhere. The Catholic platform from my poem “Poetic Influence” hasn’t worked in over a year, and I suspect a cyber attack.
I appreciate your support
Wael, I have thoroughly enjoyed these two sunshine poems that have me nodding with recognition at your highly amusing poetic observations… they’re a warm ray of joy on a rainy Texas morning!
Both of these poems put a smile on my face. Well done!
Light but taut, Wael. I think you have a future here.