Air Lock in Juneau September 5, 2013
Posted by nrhatch in Fiction, Humor, Poetry, Word Play.comments closed
What? I’ve been transferred . . . to Juneau?!
Are you kidding me?
My wife will never agree to move to Alaska.
I’ll be single before the ink on the contract is dry.
I am being serious.
That crashing sound you hear is my impending divorce.
Believe me, I know.
Juneau is a “no go.”
When we tied the knot, I promised to love, honor, cherish, and . . . go where it’s warm.
Exactly!
Think Jimmy Buffet and his catchy rhapsody ‘neath swaying palms.
Yes, I know I’m up for review.
Yes, I realize the transfer might advance my career . . . but agreeing to go will mean the death of my marriage.
My wife will write, produce, and star in a one woman satirical stage revue about its (or my!) demise.
Hmm . . . I’m not sure.
Something catchy.
Perhaps “Air Lock in Juneau”?
No.
I can’t go.
Aah . . . that’s better!
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Prompt from Poets & Writers ~ Write a poem that incorporates the following words: transfer, single, impend, knot, rhapsody, revue, air lock.
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