Jane Kennedy Mitchell

Your Amazing Story

When I started to tell it to my husband
he stopped me right away to say get to the point
and then when I gave him a condensed version
of your mindboggling escapade he said that
he needed the context so I started over
with some background and then he said
I don't have all day to listen to this
you've already taken fifteen minutes of my time
although I'm sure it had been more like five
so I told him to ask you when we get together
to tell him your incredible story yourself
but you might not have the patience for it.

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