Let’s throw our hearts in the ring
Because I am standing here at the
End of my pedestal
While you put your crocodile tears
All in one basket
Save some for a crazy day
Sprinkle them into the kool-aid
You so politely asked me to drink
As I choke down my last high horse
Let’s circle back
Nip this bad apple in a nutshell
Cold shoulders are pieces of cake
We can wear spices of life on our sleeves
Build more walls to write on
There are too many elephants
And not enough rooms
We are using, abusing and recycling cliche metaphors, idioms and corporate jargon over at dVerse. I interpreted Bjorn’s challenge of “cathachresis” a little differently and kept this simple and light.
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mishunderstood 
Perhaps I am the first; cool. You just had fun with this piece–I certainly did while reading it. You nailed the prompt, spewing lovely nonsense into the dVerse winds. I like the line
/as I choke down my last high horse/.
This is excellent. You really worked the cliches well. I love ‘as I choke down my own high horse.’ And the ending with too many elephants and not enough rooms almost made my side split!
LOVE those closing lines!!!!! Brilliant!
fun – and where does one keep the elephant’s trunk ?
Oh I especially like your closing lines.. could shoulders and those elephants.. wonders.
I think this is my favorite of the dVerse offerings that I’ve read so far. I especially love the line “As I choke down my last high horse.” Also, the line “Nip this bad apple in a nutshell” reminded me of a former co-worker who once said, “We need to nip this in the butt.” When I tried to tell her she got the saying wrong, she refused to believe me. Maybe I should have told her the real saying was “Nip this bad apple in a nutshell.” 😉 Peace, Linda
Too funny…especially your high horse, too many elephants (and Linda’s co-worker) ha!
Love it, especially the closing lines.
Anna :o]
I think this is the best I’ve read today. Wonderful!
Thanks for visiting.
This was certainly a fun prompt for me.
My question is – can there really ever be too many elephants? LOL – this is a wonderful poem – love it!
too many elephants, not enough rooms…perfect summary to your very fun poem!