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Sucking Sweet Tarts
by Max BouilletMy mother always said
I would die in a
car crash, while
choking on a sweet tart,
adjusting the radio,
driving with one hand
out the window
flipping off the red-neck
in the four wheel drive truck,
dropping my cigarette
between my thighs,
reaching for a can
of soda spraying the windshield,
and driving ninety five in a twenty
five mile an hour zone.
And no mom, I didn't have on clean underwear.
But when I got to the pearly gates
they told me where I could find a new pair.
They were on the bulletin board along with the
story of my accident.
In eternity for less than
ten minutes and Ive already found out,
that prank angels run amok. 06/28/2003 Posted on 06/29/2003
Copyright © 2026 Max Bouillet
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 06/29/03 at 11:49 PM Fun poem Max. (Underwear burns off where I'm going)......Charlie |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 06/30/03 at 12:46 PM Witty poem Max. Strong clear writing throughout. |
| Posted by Ken Harnisch on 06/30/03 at 01:29 PM LOL..and my mother never talked to me about such things...but if she had, I now know what she would have said! Can relate to this BIG TIME, Being an old cold can between the legs kinda guy and a radio knob fiddler from way back when..:) |
| Posted by Amber B on 07/01/03 at 04:25 PM heehee... kinda reminds me of when I first started to learn how to drive... and how I drive now. Its a wonder they don't pass a law here against ALL distractions in cars, nevermind the cell phones. lol. But for me you'd hafta replace the cig with some lip gloss. lol. Fun fun read and comes real close to home! :) |
| Posted by Melissa Arel on 07/02/03 at 04:01 PM This is too funny! My bro-in-law is a redneck (by choice, not by birth) so he was the one you prolly flipped off :) Good one, Max! |
| Posted by Maryellen Lebeda-Parra on 07/02/03 at 06:13 PM i really love the images in this, reminds me of being 20. and sweet tarts are my favorite candy ... i carry them with me almost always ... and never share them with the kids=) |
| Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 07/02/03 at 07:53 PM this poem made me smile... pure and simple... you are very imaginative... thank you for the opportunity to read... blessings... |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 07/07/03 at 03:20 AM What a great tale and fun ride! Well written too. |
| Posted by Madeline Pestolesi on 07/24/03 at 05:58 PM I know how that goes |
| Posted by Patricia J Reed on 08/24/03 at 12:47 AM this is a great one too- keep 'em coming...
-patti |
| Posted by Traci Mabats on 01/19/04 at 04:41 AM LMAO @ clean underwear, Max. You sound like a scary driver :) |
| Posted by Alex Smyth on 05/19/04 at 09:49 PM Ok, if anyone carpools to Virginia, YOU are NOT driving!!! (Quirky ending, I like that:o) |
| Posted by Agnes Eva on 05/21/04 at 02:45 AM hear hear to multitasking of all kinds :) good poem, fun read. |
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