Of course I knew the dangers
But, I’m pretty experienced
And most of the time
There isn’t anything to worry about
Maybe I just got careless
Assumed that the worst
Could never happen to me
A lazy assumption I now realise
Based on the flimsy evidence
That the worst hadn’t happened to me
Not for a long time anyway
Not since I was younger and more foolhardy
But perhaps since then
I’ve just been lucky
Never really taking the proper precautions
And just getting away with it
Until today that is
Until the worst finally did happen
And I proved I was no more immune
To overconfidence
To stupidity
To recklessness
Than anyone else
For today when I opened Pandora’s Box
Which in this case
Was a bottle of Coca-Cola
(Other soft drinks are available)
Unbeknownst to me it had been shaken
And as the refreshing
Albeit calorific contents
Washed over me
I’d like to beleive
I learned a valuable lesson
But in all honesty
I probably didn’t
James Proclaims! 
15 responses to “Complacency”
I admit to enjoying the occasional tooth rotting beverage, but rarely enjoy wearing it’s sticky explosions.
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It was less than ideal
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Who shook it?
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That mystery has never been fully solved…
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I love Coca Cola but not the shaken variety.
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It’s not the optimum way to consume it
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lol
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It’s a gas!
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Gas is just a state of mind. Or matter. One of the two.
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What Would James Bond Do?
Before you take that first thirst quenching drink
Take a long (refreshing) pause and think-
Have all proper safety precautions been taken?
Has your furiously bubbling fizz been shaken?
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I thought James Bond likes his drinks to be shaken and not stirred?
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Very good, Moneypenny…
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Didn’t Marie Antoinette take baths in that stuff?
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I’m certain that is an actual historical fact, yes.
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Glad I got that right. History is super cool.
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