Writers' Showcase
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Mortality
by Doug Hawley
I have the body of
a twenty year old –
I keep it in the refrigerator for
midnight snacks.
I was worried when I was told that I was
in room 205 at the hospital –
But when I checked in the room, I found
out that it was someone else.
I don’t want to die with my boots on
–
Because I don’t wear boots to bed.
I check the obituaries before I get out
of bed –
If I am in them there is no reason to get
out of bed.
I heard someone about my size and age had
died on a bicycle –
I was worried until I remembered
that I didn’t have a bike.
I want to die in my sleep like Uncle Fred
–
Unlike the people in the house he burned
down after blocking the doors.
I don’t want to die in the saddle
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So I avoid horses and tack shops. |
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