"Get some of those."
"No, I can't. I'm allergic."
"I want some."
"Okay, I'll get you some."
"No, we have to eat them together."
"What? Why?"
"It'll keep the bad ones away."
"But I'm allergic. If I eat them, I'll die."
"Do you want me to protect you?"
"Well--"
"Haven't I always been your friend?"
"I guess--"
"Listen to me!"
"But--"
"Listen to me! You are going to buy those peanuts. We're going to go to your mother's. We're going to eat them. Right in front of her. It'll be fun. Wanna have some fun?"
"But--"
"Why aren't you listening to me?"
"I am--"
"Shut up, shut up, shut up! You're so stupid! I make the plans! You do what I say! Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut shut up!"
"Good. Now, get the peanuts."
"Okay."
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BURN (Wattys2015?)
Poetry"Poetry...is thoughts that breathe and words that burn."--Thomas Gray "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." --Leonard Cohen Poems on the tough stuff in life. Poems on the crazy good stuff in li...
