The Jackass’s Tale

Posted on July 30, 2011 | 19 Comments

Some stories he’s told have grown along the way
But what really happened has gone astray
Don’t ask him the truth because he couldn’t say
The lies are so real it’s like it was just yesterday

With others they’re told so many different ways
If you heard it before you’ll know he’s strayed
Ask him the truth and he’d know what to say
But he’ll tell you he’s mixed up even if it was yesterday

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19 responses to “The Jackass’s Tale”

Wings over waters | July 31, 2011 at 5:45 AM | Reply

Hm…a poem to keep me pondering a while. Mysterious…& well written! 🙂

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- booguloo | July 31, 2011 at 6:02 AM | Reply
  
  Don’t ponder too long, you may end up getting lost Like I have occasionally. lol
  
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geezergirl1 | July 31, 2011 at 5:57 AM | Reply

I’m not sure I get the JackAssed bit, but I love the poem. Unless of course it’s what a jackass does. Right?

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- booguloo | July 31, 2011 at 6:04 AM | Reply
  
  It can be one of the many attributes of one… lol
  
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TheMsLvh | July 31, 2011 at 9:59 AM | Reply

LO! I know people like this!

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- booguloo | July 31, 2011 at 11:42 AM | Reply
  
  Fun to catch in a lie Huh?
  
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Heaven | July 31, 2011 at 2:40 PM | Reply

Nice one… lies, lies…you can’t keep track of it….

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- booguloo | July 31, 2011 at 2:51 PM | Reply
  
  They do turn around and bite you. Glad you liked the poem.
  
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Sharp Little Pencil | July 31, 2011 at 4:42 PM | Reply

If you tell the truth, you never have to remember what you said! I think that was Abe Lincoln who coined that gem.

It also sounds like a lot of 12-step meetings in a way… Great, Michael!
Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/the-practice/

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- booguloo | July 31, 2011 at 4:55 PM | Reply
  
  I think you are right about Abe. It does sound like a twelve step meeting doesn’t it? That’s a good one.
  
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Life: Between the lines | July 31, 2011 at 5:06 PM | Reply

a jackass indeed, twisted tongue 🙂

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Old Ollie | July 31, 2011 at 7:30 PM | Reply

nice – You always have a fresh angle.

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- booguloo | July 31, 2011 at 7:59 PM | Reply
  
  Thanks, that means a lot to me.
  
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Trulyfool | July 31, 2011 at 8:36 PM | Reply

True as I like to say certain things, I’m taken aback often enough at how inaccurate, how unintentionally biased my accounts come out.

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- booguloo | July 31, 2011 at 8:41 PM | Reply
  
  Thanks for the visit and the comment. That should be everyone’s concern, but it’s usually shrugged off. I too am guilty of the same “truths”. smile…
  
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thingy | August 1, 2011 at 12:29 PM | Reply

Yeah, I know someone like this. Better have a good memory if only lies come out.

Nice write.

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- booguloo | August 1, 2011 at 6:26 PM | Reply
  
  Thank you ms thingy!
  
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Jamie Dedes | September 1, 2011 at 3:34 AM | Reply

Quite a character sketch. Rings true …

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- booguloo | September 1, 2011 at 3:46 AM | Reply
  
  Thanks Jamie.
  
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