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Bad Pork

I had this strange, incurable psychosis
Most of the time it was all in my head
But this bout was a case of trichinosis
Here I lie happily well-fed…and dead

Written March 20, 2022

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Gershon Wolf

March 21, 2022 at 6:10 PM

Was it Mama Cass? Supposedly she choked on a ham sandwich, eating in bed in a hotel room. She's Jewish too. Some would say she got what she deserved for eating pork. Of course, what's the favorite meat of Jews from the Ukraine? -- Pork, of course... I don't see them choking on ham sandwiches. ~ Old Four-Eyes

L Milton Hankins

March 21, 2022 at 8:41 PM

GW, I can't believe God is terrible concerned about what we eat these days, what with all the crap that they (the powers that be) put into our foods. Heck, most of the time we don't know what we're eating. ~old hearing aids!

Marco Chies

March 21, 2022 at 6:04 PM

I always look at meter and musicality and although I don't have the skill for it, I admire it a lot when I find it. This little piece is lively, has dark humor and an excellent use of words and rhymes. My friend, you are outdoing yourself!

L Milton Hankins

March 21, 2022 at 8:42 PM

(chuckling) You are too kind, Marco. Sometimes they just flow, and I don't seem to have much to do with it. Like Gershon once told me, "I just write them. I don't explain them." Which I thought was a pretty good line.

Caren Krutsinger

March 21, 2022 at 4:18 PM

love the ending! As long as it is not about you.

L Milton Hankins

March 21, 2022 at 5:08 PM

I didn't know her. I just liked her epitaph...which, actually, I made up!

Kim Rodrigues

March 21, 2022 at 3:07 PM

Very well done…well not the meat…lol

L Milton Hankins

March 21, 2022 at 3:31 PM

Thank you, Kim. Don't eat the meat!

Mike Gentile

March 21, 2022 at 5:44 AM

OMG, this is your imaginary epitaph Milt!! Very funny indeed, I use a food thermometer !!! Happy Monday !

L Milton Hankins

March 21, 2022 at 8:26 AM

Not mine, Mike. I make sure all the pork I eat is well-cooked. This one just came to me, and I thought it was funny, too. So, I posted it. Thanks for the read. Glad you got a laugh! Happy Monday to you.