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STATISTICS

Erin Kappel



50% sure
50% unsure
The feeling in the pit of your stomach when faced with a hard decision.
The tingle in your fingertips when you get nervous, like tickling a prickly cactus in the dark.
50% yours
50% theirs
Knowing that YOUR child, is also THEIR child.
Like owning a soul that you can never really claim.
Something that slips through your arms like the yolk of an egg through the teeth of a fork.
50% recycled material
Great, so what we saved, we technically just killed.
A wadded up towel on the floor of the bathroomÉ it’s not yoursÉ no way in hell you’re going to pick it up.
50% cotton
50% polyester
And the difference is?
50% happy
50% sad
Thank you for flying “YOUR LIFE” airlines, we hope you enjoy your stay in, “THE REAL WORLD.” Now, buckle your seatbelt and quit yer bitchin’É
100% casualty rate
We’re all going to dieÉ wait a secÉ can we run those statistics again?



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