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obamacare

there’s only one box that will qualify you for the state plan: click itYou look againit’s true just click itSo this is the strategy: if you lose your job you’re bound to the bloated company insurance unless there’s another tragedy that also appliesit applies: click itits just like the first therapy sessionthe question was posed,Continue reading “obamacare”

yer ferst

Yer ferst little terdin yer little trainer potty,no bigger than a pea,but you made it with your body!You such lov’d t’play “movin’ bowels,”ye tried three more times ‘fore throw’n in the towel;what a joy for da-da to see,that little terd no bigger than a pea!

kavame, kaptain

weds I have less than $1.50 in total bank assets. Payday is Friday. I could stay in and meditate but I have a revelation: pawn loans. I look up the value of the old PRS knockoff I got when I helped that guy move out and figure I’ll get enough to cover a couple nightsContinue reading “kavame, kaptain”

sora

If a fbleys born and no one complains Well that’s good luck Running through young veins; And if life is a blessing That brushes the tops of the trees, Well it’s a short walk In a sweet breeze. I will need you, feed you, lead you, plead with you— All for the taste of yourContinue reading “sora”

6 mos l8r

2much journaling to write; nothing worth writing about over living; wait til a lawyer tells you to journal, i say. Then you’ll learn. I am now learnt. The livings both bad and good. First, profoundly bad. The robots couldnt fixt it. Ttoo many typos. I gave up the martyrdom. Theres a new unrequited queen; sizeContinue reading “6 mos l8r”

Script: Mr G and Mr Robot #1

Mr Gringo: what is the best way forward for two adults with a 16 month old child who are dealing with the constant conflicts arising from issues of the past, when one person who is the mother of the child has decided not to complete counseling sessions that are focused on resolving and overcoming pastContinue reading “Script: Mr G and Mr Robot #1”

fourth

Her supremely pleasant nature suddenly arisen in our time together has me wondering if another shoe will drop. We take our girl to visit my friends three quarters hour south, bbq, shootthesheet. Our wives hit it off; she’s pregnant. We play some music in the den. The dogs are raucous, but well enough intentioned. OurContinue reading “fourth”

tickling yourself

when things get better it’s hard to not want to keep the edge all the timebut time gets slower in the evenings humming variations and bass lines too the lullabies on the sound boxtonight she cries and cries until she’s nested comfortably in my forearms,one foot propped specifically in a crookeyes tight shut and isContinue reading “tickling yourself”

deputies at the door

she sees him on the phone after he told her he would call the police. Tired of her sleeping with the baby on the bed. An overreaction sure, but he tells her its just his mother, which it is. She says, you arent supposed to be talking to them, and you woke her up twice,Continue reading “deputies at the door”

4.24.24

At 11:11 PM he recalled:That day things seemed to pivot. Emotional momentum shifting. Palindromic. Fastforward to the night before last: her phone on the ground. What do the neighbors think? was it all numerological phooey? Not sure what to hope any more, she flys away daily for a week to work. He and the babeContinue reading “4.24.24”