Reanimated Lavender Granola Switchblade Nun rides again.

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Encounter With Fans

The Jello-brained former football star
forgets which wife to hit,
and wonders why
grown men cry
at sight of him.

"You were my hero!" they say
as he goggles at them
before losing control of his bladder
again.

A perfect physical specimen, 
he was bought at auction by an owner
whispering, "Smile!"

Remembering, 
he does.
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for flash 55

16 comments:

  1. A lot of this going around, as I'm sure you intended us to see--and I really hope it isn't happening inside my own head, which seems to be very good at hiding reality from me, and choosing which memories to activate in its Pavlovian manner. A knife-blade of a 55, Shay.

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  2. Agreed with hedgewitch.. quite a sharp 55.
    Well penned.

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  3. You encapsulate the world of money, exploitation and broken dreams (i.e. of sport) all too well in this cutting 55.

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  4. Money, fame and status seems to create amnesia in too many people... deftness and blindness, too.

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  5. i would say there's a reason I have difficulties appreciating the world of sports.

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  6. The perfectly programmed robot....

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  7. I can't help thinking of Ali and wonder how much the sport contributed to his Parkinson's.

    Of sport's figures it is true "he was bought at auction by an owner" but he also placed himself on the block. Money and fame are merciless.

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  8. Pretty awful. In answer to Debi, I feel like boxing probably was a major contributor to Ali's parkinson's--but I guess that is hard to say. Very good to fit it all into 55. k.

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  9. SO direct and factual that the rubes will blink and wonder what yer talkin about.....but we carry on







    ALOHA
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=



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  10. I don't get this...it seems to be referring to slavery...selling a human being. Two wrongs don't make a right...Guess I'm a rube...more name-calling. Just SAD!!! :-(

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  11. A pointed look at a sad reality. People use other people's bodies to make money in more ways than one.

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  12. Very sharp. You show us how poorly we choose our heroes and how cruel we are in creating them. Like Larry, Daryl and Daryl said, "Anything for a buck." Or a couple billion of 'em.

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  13. With the start of the football season, this really strikes a chord. Love, "he forgets which wife to hit". Some of these guys are jello-brained even before they get hit on the field.

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