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Chewers & Masticadores // Editora: Nolcha Fox

a thief had entered the house
and all
he stole
was the TV remote
Perhaps some prankster kid
because at times
the TV would act strange. So he’s probably
close and messing with them
there was only the two of them
home. The old man with
dementia and his
daughter, not a very young woman herself
unable to speak,
the old man
began to cry because he couldn’t
watch his favorite
cartoons on TV
and he cried and cried and kept crying
about it
It was too much
and, the daughter thought, it was
about time. About time she
left the past behind and
started her
own life. She was 39, childless,
no husband, no boyfriend, nothing.
Over the next few days
she arranged for the old man
to be placed into foster care. He was still
crying.
Sacrifices had to be made. She was wiping her
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Tsk tsk tsk
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Yep, that’s what I’d say if I came across this poem
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Thanks for checking it out though (´ ꒳` )
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Better reception? 😳
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You’ve taken a sad and hopeless situation and given it a twist with some unexpected, dark humor. Life should be better but complaints are futile. Well written! 🙂
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Sometimes the best you can do is laugh despite (or in spite) of your problems…
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