The Challenge

Write a funny poem
With less than 25 lines.
Hmmm, I said to myself
Can I do this within the confines?

I really am not a comic.
Humor escapes me, I know.
But was I up to the challenge?
Could I do this and make it flow?

So I began to ponder
But, no funny verses appeared.
Comedy isn’t my forte.
My mind’s drawn a blank, I feared.

So, I guess I’ll not enter this contest
For the prompt isn’t right for me;
For wittiness’s sake I am helpless.
I’ve no jester’s soul, you see.

I suppose I will continue
To look for my funny side;
‘Cause it’s surely missing in action
And that cannot be denied!