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MAY . TWENTY FIRST

a confidential source recently advised me
may twenty first is judgement day . the wheat
and chaff will separate and the chosen few
will go on to glory . shocked by this news
i quickly did an accounting of my life

you can imagine my horror when i realized
the elect will ascend to the heavenly heights
without me . crestfallen downcast and out
of sorts i slowly sank into a grand funk
until suddenly within me a voice boomed

" man the devil up you jack wagon ! "

jolted and reinvigorated i knew what to do
opening my laptop i logged on to pof.com
and selected " search " . amid the second row
of photos was a woman whose eyes said
she and i were meant for each another

i sent a message explaining the rapidly
approaching date and told her go to
trader joes purchase two bottles of
black seal rum and immediately come
to my home so we can engage in wild
abandon and riotous living while awaiting
the final trumpet call of the angel gabriel

sadly she declined my offer