While at the Sofa Factory
An Upholstery Poem
From the book The Biggest Burp Ever
While at the sofa factory
I nearly broke my spleen
when I accidentally fell in
an upholstery machine.
I almost died that fateful day
but I survived somehow.
And I’m looking even better, too,
since I’m “recovered” now.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 5
Topics: Imaginary Poems, Wordplay
Poetic Techniques: Narrative Poems, Pun Poems
Word Count: 43
From the book The Biggest Burp Ever
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