The Greatest Disease Iii
”. Madness
veiled in laughter, my tears splashed upon the
floor, I wakened from my reverie as keys rattled
in my door.
“Hello, Dave, how are ya today”.
“You know Jim I am real tired”.
“Look here Dave-uh ya know-well I am real sorry”.
“It’s today, right Jim”?
“Well ya see Dave we are the last and there is nothing left”.
“I’m ready Jim, but it would have been nice-uh meat-ah you know, I mean my last meal”.
“Now Dave that’s what I am saying, I saved enough for the last meal; well it has to be
today”.
“Do you mean it Jim; it’s been two years since I had meat”.
“Ya know you were right Dave--we were cancer and we killed it all. Look I saved enough for
two last meals and--uh I was wondering if we could--well I haven’t always treated you right,
and”.
“Don’t say it Jim, I think it would be swell if we ate this meal together, I wouldn’t want to be
alone”.
“That’s real decent of you Dave--ya know I’m the last guard so it will have to be in the food”.
“Jim I would eat razor blades if they were in meat, so let’s get it done”.
“Alright Dave, I’ll be right back, everything is cooked--I’ll just get it”.
“Hey Jim maybe you could leave the door open--it doesn’t really matter anymore”.
“Yeah, yeah Dave I’ll do that--no it really doesn’t matter anymore”.
“Oh Jim, be sure to turn out the lights”.
“Dave we haven’t had lights for three years--oh I get it humor, still laughing, huh Dave”.
“Sure Jim--you know everything is exactly as it’s supposed to be”.
“How can you say that Dave--it’s all gone, everything, everybody, the world is dead”.
“Well it’s the truth, if you think about it Jim--considering the path we followed we are exactly
where it led”.
1850=1BILLION, 1930=2 BILLION, 1975=4 BILLION, 1999=6 BILLION, 2025=15 BILLION???
RIP K.I. SMET
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