You Went to Paris

You went to Paris

and all I got was this lousy postcard.

Signed with French kisses.

You know I can’t read French.

You went to Africa and all I got was

a hazy photo. Of a lion.

I’m itching. I think it came with fleas.

You went to Norway and all I got was

silence. I’m freezing. Sneezing.

Is it the cold shoulder or the flu?

published in April 2023 Issue 85 Spread, republished on MuddyUm