Slow, sweat-nasty burn.

Nothin’ sexy here, Bozo.

It’s Menopause, yeah?

Back away real slow.

Don’t make no sudden movements —

nobody’ll get hurt.

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25 responses to “The ‘pause”

  1. Ron. Avatar

    I’ve been face-to-face with LOTS of scary things in my life, but none quite so, um…

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Potentially violent and crazy?

  2. purplepeninportland Avatar

    Love, love, love this, Susan!

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      So glad you enjoyed, P3! :-)

  3. V.J. Knutson Avatar

    ha ha…love it!

  4. Frank Hubeny Avatar

    I like those last two lines of caution.

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Thanks, Frank. I try to be fair. :-)

  5. pvcann Avatar

    I have lived with this :)

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Me too. No fun. :-)

      1. pvcann Avatar

        No, I agree, no fun

  6. Charmed Chaos Avatar

    OMG- Laughing out loud here! Thank you for this!

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      So glad you enjoyed. :-)

  7. lillian Avatar

    PS: and I also meant to say…..GREAT title for it! :)

  8. lillian Avatar

    Oh I LOVE this!
    LOL…..but OH SO TRUE!
    Blessings on those who understand the hilarity of this post, but also the stark incredibly uncomfortable and discombobalizing dehumanizing truth of it as well!

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Thank you so much, Lillian.

  9. msjadeli Avatar

    LMAO! Been there done that <3

    1. sarahsouthwest Avatar

      Oh boy. You know. 🙄🔥

      1. msjadeli Avatar

        Great title also.

      2. The Abject Muse Avatar

        Indeed, I do. Ugh! :-)

    2. The Abject Muse Avatar

      I wish there were a way to circumvent the ‘pause.

  10. Donna Matthews Avatar

    This absolutely made me laugh out loud 😂- fun poem!

  11. robtkistner Avatar

    I get it, I get it – you’ll get no push back from me Susan!

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