Battle of the Poems 2019: Day #12

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Poem #21 won yesterday's Battle of the Poems. 

Today we have the silly Poem #23 up against the all-too-familiar sad story of a foolish young woman who has been taken advantage of by a guy who knew all along that he didn't want anything long-term but convinced her that he cared.

Which one will you choose?

I haven't yet gotten a proper dryer vent duct. Hopefully, I will be able to remedy that next week. Many of you may be saying "well, why don't you just go to the hardware store?" The nearest hardware store is 50 miles away. As to why I don't just order it from Amazon, you can see the result of that in Poem #23.

Poem #23

Dear Dryer Hose Manufacturer

Dear Dryer Hose Manufacturer,

In the box I found

A dryer hose

Two tension clamps

And instructions that told me

To not use the tension clamps

But instead, use two worm drive clamps

Not included in this box

Why would you do this?

~

Poem #24

A Dialogue

you had my heart

I only wanted a hookup

you should have said so

you took the chance

you shouldn't lie

you should be more careful who you trust

you should be ashamed

but you're the one who is

how can you be so heartless?

it's your fault for thinking with your heart

why do you think cruel is cool?

I'm not the one sitting home crying

you're a miserable liar

you're the one who feels like dying

I did everything you wanted

and now I'll find someone else to do the same

you are the worst

but I won't take the blame

you are the lowest

but you carry the shame