The date I didn’t keep last night;
The letter I forgot to write;
The horse they tipped me couldn’t lose;
The invitation I refuse;
The fountain pen that cannot leak;
The cuff link I must always seek;
The postage stamp that ought to stick;
What’s left when I’m told “Take your pick”;
The stubborn friend I cannot move–
A lot of little items prove
The cockeyed world in which we live
Is positively negative!
by Ray Romine Monday, August 13, 1951
