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Salt And Beer And Sitting On My Ass

David J. Thompson

These days an angel who limps and speaks
only broken English wakes me up early
every morning. First, she reminds me
to make an appointment today to see
a doctor about my blood pressure
and rambles on about my daily sins
of salt and beer and sitting on my ass
in front of the tv, while I roll over in bed,
try to cover my head with the pillow.
Then, she begins to read, in alphabetical order,
the list of people I’ve disappointed in life.
I whip my pillow across the room at her,
ask her politely to please shut the hell up,
but she never does. So, I flip her the finger
before she gets through the C’s, struggle out
of bed, shuffle over to the bathroom. I steady
myself while I pee, tell myself I’ll be OK after
a few cups of coffee, try not to think about
a huge bacon and eggs breakfast with my mom
and dad, or any other of the good things I can
no longer have or probably never deserved.

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