Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN AWKWARD SITUATION, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Try as I would I could not rid myself of the bore Last Line: "'certainly, sir,' he replied. 'step this way.'" Subject(s): Friendship - False Friends; Fair Weather Friends | ||||||||
Try as I would I could not rid myself of the Bore. He was not to be dismissed by anything I did. "I must go uptown," I said; but he merely replied, "Very well, I'll go with you." I invented several chores but he stuck like a leech. Finally I hesitated in front of a private dwelling I had never seen before and said to the Bore, "I must stop here to see an old friend. Good-by. I ran up the steps and rang the bell. The door was opened by a servant. "Is Mrs. Robinson in?" I inquired. "Certainly, sir," he replied. "Step this way." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GOLDEN ODES OF PRE-ISLAMIC ARABIA: LEBID by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT HOBOKEN, 1825 by ROBERT STEVENSON COFFIN VISIONS IN VERSE: 4. CONTENT by NATHANIEL COTTON I OFTEN THINK by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS THE FEATHER by FORD MADOX FORD FRIAR-BACON: LOVE-SUPPLANTER by ROBERT GREENE TO A FALSE FRIEND by THOMAS HOOD FRIEND AND FOE by WINIFRED LUCAS TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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