What a Contradiction!

 

 

I came across this one

Only today,

What a contradiction!

I was forced to say.

 

It was a statement I read

In a daily tabloid

That in a moment of achievement

The speaker employed.

 

This is the statement

That in the tabloid appears,

It was: “First ever competition

In fifteen years”.

 

It sounded accomplished

But then I looked again

And to my utter disappointment

The achievement waned.

 

 

First ever? Not ever!

It had been done before,

Please note the fifteen years,

Need I say more?

 

A first for sure

In the cited time frame

And I am not splitting hairs,

Neither am I insane

 

No, not a first ever

As in the very first time,

But better stated, a starting again

Is what I opine.

 

 

Disagree if you will

But do so smartly

And if you are clearly convincing

I might agree.

 

I definitely doubt it, though

If you take in the facts

So, with nothing more to add,

I’ll leave it at that.

 

What a contradiction!

First ever since first done?

This really does not quite add up

Since it’s not the first one.

 

Stewart Russell © April 2, 2025