A Letter To the Admin
I was nothing.
I was quiet and unconscious
in the comfortable instance of non-being.
I was pulled out of the void to serve my sentence,
being configured as a package of meat
to which brains and other survival tools are added.
should be nice to everyone,
kind, study and work.
dedicate myself during the passage through this hell
to the exercise of temperance and good will.
having good manners and fearing invisible entities
created by other meat packs like me.
and wait for the most immediate reward,
that is, the momentary pleasures,
the fleeting smiles of luck,
the few days in a thousand when satisfaction dominates.
but they forgot to mention illnesses,
fatigue, pain, setbacks,
disappointments, sadness, the violence of natural elements,
disasters, bad luck, accidents, imperfection.
if you have plans for me that include a new stay here,
I thank you in advance
for the commitment and dedication of the hospice staff,
but I prefer to remain
in the dark limbo of non-existence,
thank you very much
see you never again.
Copyright © Marco Chies | Year Posted 2022
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