25 January 2000
Atlanta Correspondent Whitestone

Madder Than I Ought to Be?

Christmas, the big consumer holiday, I'm happy people have a safe place to express their love for one another. Unfortunate we can't express this in kind acts every day.

I would say it was CHRISTMAS if that guy on the freeway didn't run up my butt, and cause me to shiver as a Semi hauled ass past me, at 80 mph, sending me on a review of my life so far.

I would say it was Christmas if I hadn't just seen the news of a kid killing another kid over fashion asthetics.

I would say it was Christmas if I hadn't just witnessed a bum being arrested for having nowhere to go.

I would say it was Christmas if I knew I wouldn't see dead evergreens lying all over the place thrown out after a good time was had by all EXCEPT the tree.

JESUS CHRIST, it's your birthday. I got you a beautiful plastic molded effigy of you and your mom Mary and Joseph and some real cute plastic animals and they all light up, and if we end up wiping out all the wildlife, we can just put them in the yard. They don't poop and make a mess.

GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN -- I CAN'T SEEM TO. Maybe I can go into denial, and get some rest there.

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