Dear Monkey Brain
C'est moi - it's me
Dear Monkey Brain,
I'm lodging a formal complaint
Since you always talk, never listen.
Take this morning: I sat down to finish a report,
Running late of course -- not my fault, the cat threw up --
And off you went, jabbering about cats and clean-up on aisle 5,
Comparing cat puke to kid puke -- no contest really,
Toddlers hands down for distance, volume and texture.
I'll never forget that trip when the kids found a bag of Red Vines ...
Of course we never got rid of the red stains on the car seat, and the van smelled like regurgitated candy for ages, but still it was an amazing vacation, and the kids got to see the ocean for the first time -- their squeals when that first wave hit them, priceless! -- Good thing we caught that on video ... I wonder where I downloaded it? I can't find anything on my laptop, so frustrating, but who has time to organize files -- Maybe if I search by date ... Hang on, I left a file open ... looks like ... a report?
Nevermind.
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Sonia Heidi Unruh
I love: my husband and children; all who claim me as family or friend; the first bite of chocolate; the last blue before sunset; solving puzzles; stroking cats; finding myself by writing; losing myself in reading; the Creator who is love.
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Comments (6)
Oh no- red vines and their dastardly cousins the Creamscicle licorice ropes. I am impressed with your control of the monkey, too. usually I wander out of the room and end up throwing a load of laundry in to wash. I figure if I'm in the weeds we should at least have clean clothes. PS- check the jump drive or the camera's storage card. Those pics will be gold at the graduation party some day.
Definitely relatable!!! Loved it!!!❤️❤️💕
So do you throw your feces at people who don't offer peanuts to you as well? (I can't help but think that I've probably done it from time to time, if only metaphorically.)
Lol, this was wayyyyy too relatable! Loved your poem!
Haha, really enjoyed this. Flowed well, very relatable and cleverly written💙Anneliese
Lol, this is great! It flows so well and I really enjoyed the second to last stanza where the distraction really takes hold, only to he followed up with “nevermind.” 😎😂 So relatable. How many times have I said the same thing, gone on similar tangents?