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Hinterlands of Thee Netherlands

oft times ('specially 
   these latter un-sainted days and nights) 
   death doth haunt me zeitgeist
which thoughts of my demise
 
   crowds out purposeful thinking  
   in the twitching mind kempf
   paradigm of this atheist 
hence, he betook himself 
   to this MacBook Pro, 

   while swiss side dull ideations 
   for professional intercession, could not wait
   asper affecting s cathartic, 
   emetic, harmonic tete a tete

and providing a meaningful surrogate
   to expunge morbid mental state
accessed Open Office 
   and let fingers (of left hand) do talking heads

   to an imaginary therapist
   across this qwerty keyboard 
   allowing, enabling, and  
   at the quickest typing rate

striving to cap cha dismal, gloomy, 
   and ill lust tree us deplorable mood aye e quate
with pitching into a bottomless abyss where pate
fed ceaseless diet of NON GMO –
 
   a last repast the grim reaper did orchestrate
   gluten free, an extra heavy dose 
   of monosodium gluti Nate 
which ingredient doth BuzzFeed thine appetite
 
   for total mortal exter minate
'thou no need fermi to rush, 
   where angels fear to tread, cuz but better late
than never, the apothegm, credo, ethos...Kate

(the caterer maintains an open exit from life, 
   and cares only that each soul doth feel elan, 
   joi de vivre, and psalm times 
   a leaper chants, ecstatically finally 

   gustatory humming dont jubilate 
for your final homecoming, or else 
   the mailer daemon lived 
   a devilish life will instigate
a de coup age d'etat, but such extreme 

   measure for measure heed doth hate
yet exceptions always made for a date
particularly when henchmen to die for 
   golden opportunity 

   to snatch a generic guy a create
an underground soiree will cease, 
   when ashes master 
   of hell raising circumstances twill use as bait
let underground missionary be my advocate.

Copyright © Matthew Harris | Year Posted 2017

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