What Chopin wanted most was to die in George Sand arms, on his deathbed all he got Was a nosegay of violets She left at his door When her daughter turned her away– People can be such shits. He wrote a friend on his deathbed, “She promised me I would die in her arms.” How did […]
Category: Dark Humor
Advice
I had my annual physical today and all was well. The Doc. asked if I had any concerns, I said “I need a strong pain killer for a broken heart.” He laughed, but I said, “I’m serious. Nothing but booze helps and that gives me a hangover. Can’t you give me something for it?” He […]
The Lesson
Today, ignoring the voice of memory: my mother saying, “Never, Never stand on furniture to change a light bulb”… I stood on a desk to change a light bulb Slipped, fell… hit the floor But before I did The desk flipped I hit the steel frame with all the force of gravity On my side […]
Love Poem for a Loveless Age
Oh Lotto Ticket! You make phone sex obsolete, your tongue moves over the gutters of my body like a street cleaning truck. Your love is like a red, red Tube of toothpaste You are better for my mouth than Scope You are better than bubble gum blown during an action packed movie You’re more exiting […]
