The Problem with Jones
The
Problem with Jones
The problem with Jones
Was that he never listened.
Well, he DID listen,
But not to you.
He always looked like
He was hearing something else,
Something you couldn’t.
You know that irritating head-tilt?
The one that says,
Are you sure
That you know
What you’re talking about.
Jones had that.
He had it all the time.
Then he would tell you
What you’re thinking
Right as you thought it.
The problem with Jones
Wasn’t that he wasn’t listening –
It was that he heard.
He heard the things,
The things you never said.
They took him one day.
You know who.
He was there.
Then he wasn’t.
It’s been quiet here for weeks.
And I don’t know what I’m listening for,
But I’ll know it when I hear it.
Smith is having an affair.
How do I know that?
Carl is fudging the books and
Vikki…
Oh Vikki…
The problem with Jones is
He isn’t here.
Cliff Lake 8/10/2024
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