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Alice Burns Sep 2013
I knew I had something within me
But still I could never make it rain, most of the time
And when the thunder replied to my calls
I felt a thrill as its roar gave me confirmation and confidence
When instead I should have had no reaction
No doubt in expectations

Then, last night, as I lowered inhibitions and heightened awareness
My hands, correctly folded, received writings faint and soothing
Difficult to read the sensational inscriptions
I focused that usually avoided mind on the italics
Words, sometimes repeated, became clear and understood
Believe, and anything is possible
I guess knowing is nothing without belief

So now I walk the streets in my daily rituals
Giving attention and devotion to cries of any origin
But I believe now, more so than I did before
And as I exhale sighs of sympathy and comfort
Not only breath escapes my human lungs
But winds that carry those woes spoken in whispers
I LIKE POEMS MRX Aug 2015
I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$I HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH OTHER TROLLS\/\/\/>/..™™™™™™™™™ NO MORE TROLL KILLING FOR NO ONE. I WILL LIKE POEMS NOT KILLIE KILLIE ANY BODY\;;:::-#-$--$+=+;+(=(+=+$(@)@9+#-@(=--@-=-$-$-
'BEST­ REGARDS
X MAN 01160346661221298000000044166909

;$$&$&$&$&$&$&#&&#Entry---@-@-@-@-@-@-@-@ XMAN IS NOT MR L,GARY ,/\/\/>>/>///>/>/HE IS INNOCENT I WAS GOING BY THE NAME DRACULACRACKINGYETTY TWO YEARS AGO NOW IM DONE/>\>\>£>£>..£..¢.£..£.£.¢¢¥¢¥¢¥¢¥£¥¢¥LET THE TROLLS DIE OUT BY THEIR OWN SWORD//\/\/\/\/\/\/.\/.\//\/\//.\/\
MRXMAN
Ha!

Human (rat) race doomed!

Foregone conclusion hashtagged,
linkedin, predicated, et cetera, cuz
overactive derrière of yours truly
(no names mentioned, nor fickle
finger of fate pointed), and writer
of these words and one among many
riders (he adores) on the storm –
referring to brewing, looming, and
quaking potentially severe economic
fallout shattering The "debt ceiling"
or "debt limit"recommends ye dear
unknown (anonymous) readers bid
thee toodle loo  to civilization
and its discontents.

So much for hyperbole!
    
How axiomatic, ironic, quixotic, zoologic
that thee unavoidable ****** urge occurred
while in the midst of writing about that
vitally important ****** function, which
for any other Tom, **** or Harry would
be safer endeavor at least within their home.

That margin of err rear harmlessly doth
NOT exist within the rented domicile
of this twenty six plus years a married
(lighthearted) middle aged man.

What requisite non-forceful,
essential, dutiful call visiting
the ***** to purge the body electric
of supposed waste matter
(quite efficient machine ****
Sapiens anatomy), regarding
said expelling solid, loose, liquid...
thru **** ought to rank as
minimally risky private business.

Imagine matter of fact saunter
to the loo fraught with Uriah heaps
of danger that could imperil
the very existence of (in this case)
myself, and the rest of humanity.

Upon attempting to amble
very short distance, (perhaps
half a dozen paces), an
immediately deleterious,
hellaciously luminous, and
perilously serious threat
(unsurpassed even by hooliganism  
signature destruction forever
enshrining Gothic or Vandals –
if such peoples lived today and
occupied this apartment unit),
loomed as a far more impossibly
harrowing mission any combination
of maximum strength (Excedrin
would be superfluous) supposed
major natural disasters all rolled
into one frightful maelstrom.

Oft times the powerful need
to relief thyself disallows any
preparation H(abiliments), thus I
am forced to make a quick dash
to the toilet, BUT between
the cozy comfort of this easy
chair and the durable material
designed to suction even the
baddest, biggest, boldest BM
belies a trail and mountain
far more of wicked bewitched
crossing then say the now defunct
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.

Though this comparison may seem
like an exaggeration, the higgledy
piggledy hewn heap of fetid foul
fermenting faecal matter poses
dangerous, death defying diabolical
(DO NOT ENTER) dump.

No other option existed for me
to eradicate, expel, exorcise, et
cetera potential ***** matter except
to strike out toward barrier reef
of noxious, odoriferous, pestilential,
queasily revolting sky high (declared
SuperFund Site) to  enjoy simple
pleasure, whereby Gluteus Maximus
dispenses with human toxins.

The urge to let loose a stool sample
overrides any time to pen loving
note to surviving family members,
which (two darling grown daughters
seem like foreigners (or survivors
on a desert island) as each precious
Punim pursues autonomy countless
miles, whereby the eldest then
a Junior at The University of Pennsylvania,
and the youngest offspring plane
and simple sailed about seven
years ago to become
seasoned student abroad.

Though a tenant at this subsidized
(and quite agreeable accommodations
nestled within Perkiomen Valley,
Pennsylvania), no exaggeration necessary
to describe daily cataclysm perchance
spelling doom and downfall of this
dry husband and loving father to deux
progeny, who would hate to leave said
special offspring behind under
the sheltering sky.

Thus every onset to traipse
so few feet to flush out
thine flotsam and jetsam,
(when stream of ***** sprays
like a hose) to pay obeisance
and homage to modern
plumbing, the flash of mine
lxiv years zips thru me
memory, particularly when
carefully, gingerly
lumbering ridiculously slow
(lest mishap finds ambulance
siren wailing destiny of this chap
(most likely pronounced
dead on arrival), whereby tell tale
sigh of turgid tummy
would automatically inform doctors
that obstruction preventing quintessential
rear supply tubby
undisputed venal wickedness.

Tis at  unstoppable twitches
to defecate, (which sharp
saber rattling ****** spasms)
denote common urgent irrepressible
need arising within bowels),
when mental gallows humorous arises.

Such an embarrassing ending
(post eerie er) demise re: conclusion
to my rather ordinary life – (visa vis
being constipated, deprived
or hindered freeing offal,
would put to shame “windbag”
i.e. google as  proof positive
of blocked means to eliminate waste).

Also in tandem (though very
slightly tangential to above
distressful horrible likely presentiment,
this xMan bemoans being
swept off my yam bic pent
tam meter feet (literally)
by gigantic hands of she
(thee divine Gaia, who now
scatters defecated detritus
damning ability to access
commode constitutes reflection
on remaining Norwegian
Bachelor farmer from Lake Woebegone.

How trajectory of one measly
mortal primate webbed
whirled wide eyed schleps
along boulevard of broken dreams
(he may as well live planets,
galaxies or universes apart
worlds) ever shared
an intersecting vector
with another continues
to confound this crossword puzzler.

Again that sneaky sobriquet
irony doth mettle with
steely goatherd drivers
goes Pasteur ****, where gin
till lit tee lives.

Long story short described below.

Circumstance found this then
quite content solitary
son of the soil invited
to admirable, estimable, inimitable
estate listed as “Glen Elm”
within  National Registry of
owned properties within
Collegeville, Pennsylvania.

Garrison Keillor slated guest of honor.

He possessed je nais se quois
ability to tell tall tales,
whereby audience members
became rapt with seduction,
usurpation, and wide eyed yearning
to lean in so as to hear the suspense,
which increased in magnitude
in direct proportion as
his home spun voice became softer.

Unbeknownst to this
poor country bumpkin, when
he took bathroom break
during impromptu intermission,
a gal in her mid thirties
livingsocial with her parents
within the Mainline
(very wealthy enclave of residents
within southwestern Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania)
agreed to follow Jewish tradition,
asper prearranged marriages.

Though neither of  Semitic peoples,
nor the least bit familiar
with one of the oldest Religions,
thee family, whose youngest daughter
hinted of spinsterhood, their
open minded kindred ideas
generated exception to  
dictum remaining steadfast
to pinpoint “a nice Jewish
Kosher Boy”!

As frequent attendees
at this Leiper Mansion and
storied magnet for literati,
the accidental chance encounter
found thyself and unfamiliar gal
(fate decreed as thy bartered bride)
happened to be awaiting use of water closet.

As tends to be the predilection
of so called fairer gender ***,
this petite and attractive dame
introduced herself, which subsequently
found us becoming more
curious about the other.

The natural order of two
heterosexual individuals
(one male, the other female)
allowed basic instinct of
attraction to engender
fledgling friendship, that quickly
leapfrogged into
a sexually intimate dalliance.

Without any precautions
qua birth control inevitable
outcome of hitting
the figurative bullseye linkedin while
listening to the rhythm method occurred.

This reality determined
tepid reception courtesy
future parents in law to marry gal,
whose youngest daughter's
future child I fathered.

Even from this fairly commonplace
getgo dynamics wildly described
along seismograph of 10.00 earthquake,
one category 5 hurricane,
and an F5 tornado thrown in
for good measure for measure,
these tidbits totally hyperbolic,
thus equal much ado about nothing relative
to the interpersonal juxtaposition
of our quite rapid tête-à-tête,
that continues (to much lesser degree –
analogous to subsiding
storm of the Century 21) to this day.

After surviving approximately
two and a half dozen plus years,
(the marital inflictions
unquestionably more harrowing,
strangulating, and threatening
life and limb) battle scars
(many broken bones begot
by innocuous shuffling to
bathroom) populating neary
every square inch of this
ordinary chap deserves a medal of honor.

— The End —