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The Weeds of Avalon

life is a messy slurry Tyson fury an Olga tumble an Ali shuffle a low cal rumble in nuclear jungles hammer and sickle stars and stripes a polka dot pickle citizen cocaine in the middle PURPLE PEOPLE EATERS living is a tsunami ripple a wobbly foal a quick snort napalm ponds made by bombs divorce court building doomsday arcs your first kiss soccer moms dodging pervs in the park a cachexic dream preppers become the wise men of a crack house society butterflies sipping cream OWLS FURRY DREAMING grand slamming the babe sand made into glass back stabbers section 8 scammer just for kicks perform conception watch the tadpoles grow into nervous tics where the hell is thAT bubble headed babysitter Its 66 minutes past 6 life is jaws that kill jaws that lick kids wilding the earth is far beyond sick life is smart phone indifference boomers and millennials navigating the river Styx with floaties and a soggy boat made of paper prayers life is a forgotten god gaming in his lair searching for us in the muck finding attic junk a crucifix a triple six circles and cycles tricycles and unicycles flat wheels banana peel religion slipping into wiccan ditches warlocks-angels with phds living on the street with lepers kissing pristine witches life is one big blurry lake sipping opaque rolling of the dice felt tables aflame its all a game cardboard homes the man tossing bones convicts in nursing homes brevity versus eternity caskets and bassinets golden years sacrificed to red hat enraged under waged ogres...with no impulse control what will be etched into my stone "he was a self centered prick of a father couldn't be bothered with the kids wielded a big cold ugly stick long on criticism short on compliments but slick with the iPhone knuckle walking drone E=MC I got Hammered ...all lives are to soon forgotten even by the weeds circling pauper crosses and the granite monuments of Avalon.

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Date: 5/25/2020 8:13:00 AM
Enjoyed this trip. Half way through George Carlin became my narrator. I had named a koi after said Olga ;), xomo
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Date: 5/25/2020 7:36:00 AM
a life forgotten even by the weeds of Avalon .. a tale of great disappointment... I like how you described the predicament
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