It must be hard, being a pickle



It must be hard being a pickle
I imagine a pickle is hard to tickle
And who wants to go through life & never giggle?!
Pickles are pretty fickle
And they aren't vey good at riddles
I've yet to meet a pickle who can unicycle...
A pickle will never never know the happiness
Found in eating a Popsicle
Pickles don't have little pickled thumbs to twiddle
I've never seen a pickle play a fiddle
Or seen one ever make anything... like,
Skillful
They aren't known to whittle
I've never known a pickle to eat a skittle
Or to hold a nickel
Have you ever known a pickle to try your pets kibble?
No! Not even the littlest nibble!
And I bet you never see a pickles tail wiggle
One thing tho, a pickle isn't real brittle
Well, provided it's not a dinosaur pickle!
Every now and again, pickles will dribble
I just call that a little pickle piddle
Or guess we could call it pickle spittle
Oh look at that pickles ripple!
I tell you what,
We should split that pickle down the middle
You take half, and for the other, I'd be grateful
Yeah, it must be hard being a pickle


M.Adkins
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“LyricalySpeaking” Melissa Adkins

Hell yes, I push doors that clearly say pull. I giggle when I tell white lies, I only play poker if I can have three pair, my favorite color is clear, and I laugh even harder when I try to explain why I was laughing to begin with. I roll potatoes across the kitchen floor for sport, I hide the pain from anyone I love, okay, most everyone else to. I still count on my fingers for math, I walk in and out of rooms never remembering what the hell I went in for, I care entirely too much for people who don't care enough for me, I try to do other things before the microwave beeps. I push all my hurt down until I forget, and then... Well it doesn't hurt so bad then. I am not a graceful person. I trip over dense patches of air, I'm even louder when I try to be quiet and when I say I love you, I mean it. I'm not a morning person, I'm late to everything, I suck at most sports but damnit I play a mean game of pool! I'm impulsive and the most dis organized , organized mofo you will ever meet. I kiss better than I cook, and I say what's on my mind.... Eventually. And in written form. Cant argue to save my soul. But if I'm right, I will fight to the death. I wouldn't call myself religious so much as spiritual maybe? I will believe it when I see it, I wake up and put my pants on the same way as everyone else.... And I'm good with that more…

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