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the arts and crafts department isn't a vacation
by Nanette Bellmanhe suffered a Prozac attack
on what's left
of his central nervous system
that sent him running to the doctor
he said,
"doc, if i don't feel like crying,
i feel like hurting someone"
"i see...
so you feel like hurting yourself?"
"no, i'm not stupid.
i already hurt enough.
why would i want to hurt more?
i said i feel like hurting someone.
anyone."
the doctor turned into a genie,
offered him 3 wishes
but only granted one...
an all expenses paid trip
to the arts and crafts department.
i tried to warn him
that it's no walk in the park.
what you think is fine as frog hair
is put on exhibit under a microscope.
how you parade
from meeting to meeting
telling the same story
you just told again and again
for a grand total of 2173 times.
i told him they push pills
of every color, shape and size
down your throat, 12 at a time
and give you no water
to wash them down with.
but he seems to think
all life's problems can be solved
on 7 to 10 days
by gluing macaroni
or bow tie pasta
to blue construction paper.
i told him
that they don't let you
make houses out of popsicle sticks
to shelter pipe cleaner people
from in climate weather.
i should know
because i've been there
and i've done that
and there's a reason why
i didn't bring him home a t-shirt. 02/13/2009 Author's Note: i love you dad.
Posted on 02/13/2009
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