The exercise:
Write two haiku about: bribery.
Yes, the inspiration is Max related. Won't bother getting into the details, as they're not particularly interesting. I will say it's working fairly well so far though!
Kat's birthday is this Friday. Working on a little surprise for her.
I am good at keeping surprises secret, in general, but I find it rather difficult to stop myself from talking about what I'm up to with her.
It's almost like I tell her everything or something.
Mine:
Chocolate for this,
a few rum and Cokes for that;
I'm bribing myself.
* * *
Please do as I ask.
No? Here's a sackful of cash.
Now what do you say?
I don't think there are any laws against child-bribery so I'm sure you're fine. Until Kat finds out, at any rate :-P
ReplyDeleteIt could be worse you know; you could tell Max in order to have someone to talk to about it, and then he'd go and tell Kat for you!
I think I like your second haiku better today as I've never found that bribing myself works. It's easier to just decide that something needs to be done since when I realise there's something else I could do/have, then that's what's needed next.
Bribery
Offering money
Feels funny when it should be
You doing your job.
Can I bribe you with
Shells and sand? Desert islands
Make corruption hard.
Greg - hah, she's in on the bribery with me, so there :P
ReplyDeleteBribing myself works sometimes. Other times I just keep eating/drinking/whatevering I'm trying to bribe myself with instead of doing what I need to do...
Hahaha, too hard to choose between yours. Though I'm tempted to like the second best...