Go Figure

Fear
of
flying—
facing fear
he boarded the plane
which some minutes after takeoff
violently shook and then plummeted toward earth—
him being sad, not over his impending death, but having just won the lottery




February 29, 2020
F G I irony
Brian Strand, sponsor

The last line of 21 syllables will appear as more than one line on mobile devices and smaller screens, but it actually fits on one line on larger screens.  Ah, the Romanesque broccoli spirals of the fibonacci sequence!
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