Taken Literally Poem by Isadora Quagmire

It was late afternoon when Jill joined Susan,
For a nice cup of hot tea,
"How was the journey here? " asked Susan.
(Jill was just coming to visit after her work in Leeds.)

Jill replied, "Fine mostly,
I was pressed for time." She sighed,
"The train fare was costly—
I'm a little fried…"

"Dear me! " Susan exclaimed,
"Who pressed you like that?
You got burnt—are you pained?
Didn't you have a hat? "

"What do you mean, Sue?
Sun burnt? Pained?
Pressed by who? "
Jill went on, unrestrained.

"Before I left, my boss blew up!
He told me—" "How dreadful!
Goodness me, I never liked Mr. Krupp—
but I would never have thought his ending to be so awful! "

"Mr. Krupp end? No, he just began,
He went from explosive to ballistic—"
"that's horrible—poor man!
Though, I daresay, his ending is rather karmic! "

Jill went on confused by her friend
"My lips were supposed to be sealed
About how he chose to spend—"
Susan with a start reeled,

"He wanted to seal your lips!
How terribly cruel and inhumane!
What a horrible way to be treated—or to begin a trip! "
Jill then tried to explain,

"Sue, Sue! Are you in the dark?
Don't you understand—"
"Me? In the dark?
What has happened to your eyes—can you see my hand? "

"Sue! Have you flipped your lid?
I can—" "Oh no! " Susan was frantic,
"You lost your sight—I've flipped no lid"
Jill laughed, "Sue! Stop this silly antic!

I can see you clear as crystal! "
"Oh no—that's not right!
If I am clear like a crystal—"
"Sue, calm down! Don't be in such a fright! "