child i am so upset all my retirement plans have been turned upside down i had just located the perfect flat in tokyo but now the whole thing’s questionable no it’s not the economy i just saw plan 75 and now all i can think is me in wasabi flavored soylent green
medical treatment denied you’re a data point outside the life table those actuarial data suggest that you should be dead or at least curled up in a ball and dying not showing up at the hospital with a downhill mountain bike leg injury
nobody throws
confetti
anymore
it’s just
blown
from machines
or
just
dropped
from
large bags
over
the recipient’s head
all
the emotions
captured
in the hand’s
swirling motions
are
removed
for
the sake
of
efficiency
that’s got me thinking
about
a possible
business venture
now
hear me out
think about all
the weddings
held
worldwide
and
the aging population
that
can’t throw rice anymore
due to arthritis
and
such
see
where i’m going
right
a rice blowing machine
with
a flower petal attachment
i know
you’re saying
visionary
but
i’m
thinking
it’s
the wine
now i ain’t trying to tell you how to raise your child lord knows i’ve always supported whatever you’ve done even when you were dating that butt ugly hospital vp i stood by your side but i couldn’t help but overhear how you were teaching your child how to say prayers so please forgive me this one time but child that line about if i die before i wake surely is going to keep that child awake i mean who in the hell would want to close their eyes with that threat of dying hanging over your bed forget what’s under it it’s what’s waiting when you close your eyes that would make you wet the bed not the monster in your head not even with the light on would anyone want to sleep so maybe you want to repeat some prayer about how god cares and shares angels to protect you throughout the night that would surely take care of most of the night’s frights
honey
mrs jones
is
so full of grace
she
can’t say
a harsh word
about
anyone
well
mr jones
is somewhat
of
an exception
but
that’s
just because
she loves him so much
that said
even those
lying ass racist politicians
in
washington
don’t
get
a reverse blessing
from
her
she just says
they must have
some
good in them
lord
there are times
when
i just want to shake
some sense
into
that woman
and
say
there ain’t no way
those
spawns of satan
have
one iota
of
goodness in them
and
don’t start up on me
with that
god’s gonna punish
the wicked stuff
cause
i don’t see
any reason why
the divine
is punishing
the rest of us
while
those fools
are above ground
an unexpected call
been years
since we’ve talked
so
initially flattered
and
responded
at
length
to
the youth’s
questions
then
started to hear
a familiar tone
the one
we’ve all heard
you know
that
move
the story along tone
punctuated
with
the repeated phrase
i just called to
i just called to
that mantra
no doubt
used by cornered rats
that’s when
one
recalls
those phone queries
from
parents
about
academics
and
grades
when
heading out
to
a bar
called
the library
so
as not to lie
would simply say
can’t talk right now
have a date
with
the library
with
that memory
in
mind
the young caller’s
abruptly
told
oh my
i’ve got to go
please
call again
soon
knowing damn well
it will be another ten years
before
another
courtesy call
Read Between the Minds 