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Chronicles of a Vegetarian

A while ago, I turned a table around

I stabbed a fork into its crooked leg,

And stood up for all the mice.

 

And, ever since then –

Everytime I walk into a room all the carrots would disappear

It’s like being in a bubble of tyres burning

And you’re trying not to scream

And you won’t be able to scream

Because you’re slowly suffocating under all the toxins.

 

One day I decided that I liked the rabbits more than the figs

And figs never smiled back at me.

And that was alright, because every fig I’ve met since then

Has had its heart rotten.

 

And who likes rotten figs?

 

I’ve had a mouthful of you, and your sister just last night

And, I think I’m not into the aftertaste

Of your plastic life.

 

I know that my memory's shortcomings

are directly proportionate to all the colorful vitamins

you've been shoving up my retina.

 

But, I think I just vomited half a stiletto

That’s been stabbing the inner cavities of my chest.

 

And, let me tell you – you’re a fool for not realizing

That I can’t help but hold your hands

And guide your never ending dwellings to the grave.

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Oct 6, 2012
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