537. EATING CROW ...

Sooo
In case you're interested in
How well my plan worked
I'm here to say
That instead of extra crispy
I ate crow!

Why?
Well ... For no good reason
That I can think of
Fate decided to test me
Unmercifully
And instead of watching
Where's Poppa
My DVD player conked out

So since tension was coiled
And in need of release
If you ask what saved me from
Kicking in my flat screen?
I'd reply ...
The probability that you'd show up
And the mere thought of admitting
To tanruming to peeps in 73 nations
Was cause enough to make me
Stand behind my line of control
And respond with dark humor
Instead of chagrin

Oh
By the way
Just kidding about eating crow
While watching On Demand
It was extra crispy all the way ...
Or at least just enough to satisfy me
While fending off those five pounds
That dial my spirit down ...
:)

PS
What is it with creating entertainment systems
That frustrate intelligent minds to no end ...
I mean if we can't control what goes on in our homes
What makes us think we can control
Conflicts throughout the world?
In fact when I stop to think about
What we need to control most of all
Here's what comes to mind ...
We need to control
Temper tantrums that push loved ones away
In defensive, passive aggressive ways ...
I mean, not all tantrums are loud
Some of them are silent killers
You know what I mean ...
When someone you love
Gives you THE LOOK OF DEATH!
And guess what?
Once we learn to master our emotions
We may better equipped to control
Global conflicts, as well
As to entertainment systems
As soon as this post is published
I'm going on line to order a robot
Programmed to do just that!
:)