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The Fix Is In

I'll race you to the corner Watch me do a wheelie Want some ABC gum* Mary is a fraidy-cat... As we age, inevitably badly and enter our final phases The cruel lash of time contorts these treasured phrases I'll race you to the coroner Watch me in my wheelchair Want some more oxycontin Mary is a vegetable... Hate to be so grim but when the fix is in All we've left is words to say 'til dementia takes those away *ABC = already been chewed

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Michelle Faulkner

Date: 10/5/2019 5:37:00 PM

My birthday is next month, and I am starting to feel 'the cruel lash of time' - great juxtaposition from the first to the last lines!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/5/2019 10:38:00 PM

Now, now, birthday girl: You are still fresh as a daisy, I'm sure. 29 again this year?! Smiles, Gershon

Tom Cunningham

Date: 9/24/2019 8:50:00 PM

True but frighteniing stuff, ABC gum lol, reminds me of the hazlenuts that have the chocolate sucked off. Tom

Tom Cunningham
Date: 9/25/2019 12:12:00 PM

Haha, felt many a draft.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/24/2019 9:02:00 PM

Ha, ha... I should have included XYZ somewhere. (Examine your zipper). Thanks, Gershon