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Who Are These People Pt 2

who are these people? where did they come from? of all the aromas in existence, the foul smell from the mouth of an 87 year old man who has had gingivitis for 32 years and has had rheumatoid arthritis in his wrist for the past 23 making it difficult, almost impossible to brush his teeth is unquestionably the most repulsive characteristic of my job. the bumpy, but crater filled skin that covers majority of guests shows the degeneration caused by poor nutritional choices an overall lack of physical exercise, and a lifestyle filled and toxified with consumerism and media injected promotional poison, they buy, and buy then buy some more actually believing that the need the items they purchase knick knacks, glass coasters, another Friday night dress more liquor, more cigarettes, more disease, another pair of shoes, a DVD, consume, consume, consume till their souls are consumed with materialistic so called needs a new belt, more beer, more stress another year buying things to bring gratification , trying to remove the fear hats, drugs, amusement parks, comedians sex shops, fancy cars, impulsive desires, new computer, new thrill, another method of destruction years of being killed now can’t even carry on a discussion.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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