Monday, September 23, 2024

Watch Out!

My watch required a battery;

My husband took it to

A brand-new shoe repair, whose sign

Said that’s one thing they do.

 

He called me on the phone, upset,

To ask me if I knew

That the watch’s crystal had a crack;

I said it wasn’t true.

 

It seems the owner, clumsily,

Committed this snafu

But claimed that’s how he found it

And twelve dollars now was due.

 

My husband took the watch and scrammed

Before some punches flew.

He didn’t pay a cent

And left the owner there to stew.

 

The lesson to be learned is this –

We never have a clue

If we can trust a stranger,

Who may sometimes turn the screw.

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