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She Is Crazy They Told Me

She is Crazy They Told Me She is crazy, they told me, nuts, certifiable. Forgetting I am nuts, and crazy, striving for certifiable "She said this..." "She had this look on her face...." "I heard that she....." I do not hear anything else The paragon of crazy has entered. She has purple and blue streaks in hot-pink hair. Not a wig, but just as delightful, maybe more so. There is a sticker on each cheek of a spider. Her forehead is sporting a spider web tattoo. "Can I touch your spider?" I ask her, holding my breath. She laughs; a tittering, happy, chime-ful laugh. A faerie laugh. The most delightful one I have heard. The others scatter, taking the rest of their lunches with them. She can clear out a lunchroom! Whoa, she is better than I ever imagined. "You are Caren," she says, "the crazy one." "You are Wanda," I reply. "You look certifiable." She asks if she can touch my cobra tattoos. I tell her, sure, but she has to not try to pull on it, for it actually covers up my witch mole. Best friends, born instantly thanks to the fear and thoughtlessness of the status quo women who bore the life out of both Wanda and me.

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Date: 1/23/2019 10:19:00 AM
We all need a certifiable friend. I really enjoyed this poem Caren. It tickled my fancy! Blessings, Susan
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/23/2019 12:50:00 PM
Thank you Susan. My friends are all on probation daily. Sometimes hourly. If they are not entertainingly crazy in some fascinating way, I can easily drop them. My time is valuable. I do not relish plain or boring, even in my food.
Date: 1/19/2019 8:24:00 PM
Oh yes Caren, I love your joyous write and picture you both having such a giggle together whilst all the other bores look on as if they have a rather nasty smell beneath their stuck up pointy noses, haha... kindest thoughts Ann xx
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/19/2019 10:55:00 PM
Thank you Ann. I am smile-laughing at your happy face between your hat and your scarf, picturing you laughing so hard with me. Because I KNOW that you KNOW of whom I speak.
Date: 1/19/2019 12:56:00 PM
It can be very handy having a friend who can clear out any room! I ask myself daily, "who says that crazy is crazy?" I interpret it as, "possessing a colorful personality".
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/19/2019 3:28:00 PM
The crazier the better in my book, being the nut that I am.

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