To Ponder
By Thomas L. Cromwell
One day I happened to perform
a peccadillo minor
But hastened quickly to reform,
to thus become the finer
My conscience clear, I then returned
to business as I saw it
Convinced the sin I had abjured
would not come back to spot it
‘Twas short-lived, far as respites go:
the guilt next day was stronger
And pressing on my heart-strings so,
I could not bear it longer
This heavy weight upon my heart,
it gave me quite a beating;
I soon divined by thinker’s art
the cause: what I’d been eating
Thus any open, thoughtful mind
is forced to ask the question:
How many times has suicide
been caused by indigestion?
1 comment:
I highly enjoyed and appreciated the sincere musing of indigestion and how, even though it is not normally pondered, can affect one. It left me with a renewed appreciation of stomach regularity and made my heart merry.
Thank you.
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