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Epiphany # 27
If it is not important
what other people think
than why do jumpers brush their teeth
before they take the plunge?
The newspaper said the woman
who overdosed on prescription pills last week
cleaned her house
before she was discovered
and dieted for over a year
to fit into her wedding dress
for when the coroner took pictures.
By all accounts,
she went a little heavy on the mascara,
but under the circumstances
can you really blame her?
Trading Blows with a Turnstile
is not a good idea
when you’re trying to convince someone
of your sanity.
Digging through your neighbours’ garbage
looking for weapons of mass destruction
and trying to walk on water
down at the public pool
are also
not advisable,
but I’ve found that if you cut your lawn
brush your teeth regularly
and use your indicator when changing lanes,
the rest
will take care of itself.
And the hounds of sanity
that snap at your heels
can be held at bay
just a little while
longer.
Ryan Quinn Flanagan has recently been published in Quills, Vallum,
The New York Quarterly, and The Antigonish Review. He also has pieces appearing
in the anthology Lake Effect and has a full length poetry book in print entitled Pigeon Theatre.
Email: Ryan Quinn Flanagan
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