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September 9, 2009

Even good people have bad timing.

Written by JessAnn

Up and down
We rode together,
Up and down
We rode in silence.

He isn’t a bad person.
Nor am I.
He’s isn’t great at conversation.
Nor am I.

He turned to me, after riding together for the tenth time,
“Mind if I ask a question?”
I turned to him, at the same time,
“Mind if I ask a question?”

I smiled,
“You first.”
He smiled,
“If you were stuck in a lift with-”

Unfortunately, his timing was off.
Just as he began to speak,
So did a metallic voice,
“Please remain calm,
We are experiencing technical difficulties.”

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3 Responses to “Even good people have bad timing.”

  1. Donteatacowman Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 6:54 pm

    Aww. :D Adorable little snapshot of a moment. I like this one!

  2. Heather Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 10:15 am

    That’s awesome. I love it! And I hate elevators.

  3. Melissa Says:
    October 1st, 2009 at 9:11 am

    I love the “technical difficulties” and also the human technical difficulties in conversation, too …

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