A riddle I am never meant to solve
Perplexes me tonight. This paradox
Involves a foolish man with strong resolve,
And woman locked within a cosy box.
Dozens of keys are in the man’s possession.
He tries with passion; not a key will fit
The tricky lock. The woman staves depression
Off and fiddles with the catch a bit.
The time goes by. He finds a key that seems
To work, yet swallows this and then his pride.
But equally as strange, she always dreams
To leave, undoes the catch, yet stays inside.
I’m stumped by this, but other puzzles yearn
For solvers such as me to take a turn.
4.09
s.d.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Sometimes, There's No Right Solution
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riddle me this then
ReplyDeletekeys and locks and broken clocks
are all made by men