Chapter 2

Father's Day

I wonder if you received the card I sent
the one with the little girl hugging her father
and if you were as disappointed as me to know that
Surprise! You're the baby's daddy!

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Wisdom Teeth

Most complain of pain
but you quietly erupt through the surface
of my gumline.
You may be impacted but my jaw tells me
this is not so.
The only unwise thing about you
is hording tuna behind my molars for later

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Worker's Comp Claim

Your only fault
was a job well done.
Don't you come in on time everyday?
Don't you go above and beyond the call of duty?
Just how loyal are you?
You walk head-first into a ceramic chicken
but keep going to make the sale, while bleeding and grossing out
people around you.
You are employee of the month, mon frere!

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Understanding

I try to understand you
It is so hard to do
But maybe I could
If there was a cure for lockjaw

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Time

So much time
So little space
When locked in a closet
For 48 days

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Shoelaces

Look at my shoelaces
So sad
They want to be tied
But I have no hands

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The Clown

See the clown laughing and playing?
He wants to make everyone happy
See the clown make balloon animals?
He wants to make everyone smile
See the clown throw the midget into the wall?
He wants to make everyone happy