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Why I’m Staring Suspiciously at an Appliance
The streetlamp went out, right when I crossed
My laptop froze up, and my work was lost
I just need this bagel, toasted with cheese
Why must tragic things always come in threes?
02
12 2009
interflavor marriage
few think that we’ll last
from two sides of tracks
so they point and laugh
just ’cause we contrast
onion and plain snacks – each its better half
onion and plain snacks – each its better half
30
11 2009
i fill you up
i fill you up
with onion layers
crust and carbs and cream cheese
i fill you up
with fragrant flavors
pleasing tongue and taste buds
i fill you up
in many ways
and whenever you want it
and though i’m glad
to fill you up
i stay forever empty
29
11 2009
sleepy thanksgiving
turkey
stuffing
gravy
spuds
pumpkin
whipped cream
turkey
wine
turkey
turkey
trypto
phan
talking
onion
bagel
land
26
11 2009
I Paid For It, Alright
I bought myself a bagel
Paid for it in cash
Took a little bite and gave
Myself a cream cheese ‘stache
Still I liked its flavor Sweet and oniony So my second, larger bite Made a cream cheese goatee
Blind to all the gawkers Who clearly thought me weird I bit the biggest bite of all And got a cream cheese beard
That’s when they all stood up Said to me “We’re through!” Where’d they get the nerve to cut short My job interview?
Still I liked its flavor Sweet and oniony So my second, larger bite Made a cream cheese goatee
Blind to all the gawkers Who clearly thought me weird I bit the biggest bite of all And got a cream cheese beard
That’s when they all stood up Said to me “We’re through!” Where’d they get the nerve to cut short My job interview?
24
11 2009
another day, another loss, another half-hearted attempt at optimism
baby be brave
be bold and be strong
it’s not as bad as you think
sometimes the suffering
seems so severe
it sends you right to the brink
but try not to tumble
or turn toward the hurt
time can repair how you ail
whatever your woes are
it could be worse
it’s not like your onion bagel’s stale
