Pardon Me, You Said? Poem by Michael Pruchnicki

Pardon Me, You Said?



Yes, dear, I took my potassium
he said, returning to the book
he was buried in.

Can't she see I'm a busy man?
What does potassium have to do
with me, or me with potassium?

Yes, dear, I took out the garbage.
The dog? I let her out two hours ago.
She's scratching at the door? OK!

He sighed as he put aside the book -
Just when I got to the best part...

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