[quote]Note: This poem contains an expletive. I have looked all over the Writeoff site and can't actually find the rules anywhere. If expletives are not allowed or you consider it in poor taste, please read the censored version of this entry I have provided below the original. This message should not be considered part of the poem.[/quote]

There once was a writer of horse
Who missed when Writeoffs ran their course.
By chance though tonight he
Timed everything rightly,
And hopes that this poem you endorse.

Yes, winning this round would delight me:
A feat that I wouldn't take lightly.
I feel no remorse
Saying it'd be the source
Of pridefulness—albeit slightly.

Oh fuck, there's a prompt! I forgot we're
Supposed to write about cold water.
I feel as though splashed
By a frigid ice bath.
(Though hell, that sounds swell for an otter!)

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[quote]Family-Friendly Version[/quote]

There once was a writer of horse
Who missed when Writeoffs ran their course.
By chance though tonight he
Timed everything rightly,
And hopes that this poem you endorse.

Yes, winning this round would delight me:
A feat that I wouldn't take lightly.
I feel no remorse
Saying it'd be the source
Of pridefulness—albeit slightly.

Oh yeah, there's a prompt! I forgot we're
Supposed to write about cold water.
I feel as though splashed
By a frigid ice bath.
(Though hell, that sounds swell for an otter!)