You don’t know what you

have until you lose it.

***

I lost it, but

I still don’t

know what I had.

***

Oh wait — I remember.

I had amnesia.

.

 

These days

the only thing

Alfalfa is in

the mood for

is eternal rest.

When I was a kid

I thought my mom

had eyes in the back

of her head.

But it turns out she

just never faced me.

When amusement parks

began warning riders to

keep their hands & feet

in the vehicle at all times

***

You can say it

was the dawn of

roller coaster safety

***

And the twilight

for collector’s of 

hands & feet

.

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I’m thinking about

the things we used

to do that rhymed

***

Like, bobbing an apple.

***

Using a scalpel 

***

removing some shrapnel

***

Running to tattle.

***

Yes, I’m thinking about

the things we used

to do that rhymed …

.

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2.

I have never bought anyone’s

silence because I have all

I need.

When I go

to Subway

& they ask

what I want

on

my sandwich

I say,

Happy Birthday, George!

Megadeth is a great name

for a thrash metal band,

***

unless, you happen to know

some-body who is megaded,

***

and then,

it is only

hurtful

I went to a

restaurant and

ordered a

chicken & an egg

and told them to

serve me which-ever

one comes first