Simpleton

 

 

Simpleton is a moron

But then she is married to one,

Her spouse as we all know

Is Mr. Moron.

 

Married for many a year,

These two is a definite fit,

While many couples do tit-for-tat

They do tat-for-tit.

 

“What’s wrong,” you ask,

“About doing tat-for-tit?”

Well, the Morons go backwards

To come forward a bit.

 

Simpleton is the wife

And her roll she clearly knows,

Whatever her husband says to do

She is prepared to oppose.

 

Like on the wedding day

None of his family was to come

And she got away with this request

Convincing him it was dumb.

 

None of his family came

While all of hers attended

And so, her family had all the work,

And she was highly offended.

 

 

Her family did the spending

And Moron’s family was spared,

Simpleton made a huge mistake

But Moron didn’t care.

 

Oh yes, he was very dumb

But she was dumber still

And together they are the dumbest;

Dumb-dumb is their skill.

 

Like the day he was shut out,

She came out without a key

And the rain came pouring down

Boy, weren’t they silly?

 

An absurd little couple:

Both are short of stature,

So short that these two present

Only half a picture.

 

One more and I’ll be gone

Having run out of time

But I have to tell you this last one

Since it’s on my mind.

 

 

Like the last fight they had

Which Simpleton had caused

By saying she was a fool to marry him

And for a divorce she called.

 

Moron was eager to accept

Shouting that he agreed,

Suddenly, he had found a way out

And now he could be freed.

 

However, she thought it over

Noticing he was too cool;

She was Simpleton by name and nature

But she was no fool.

 

Today she is still married

With divorce not far away,

It takes two fools to make a marriage

I once heard some fool say.

 

Stewart Russell © March 21, 2025