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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn 
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12 Days of Christmas On the 1st day of Christmas I awoke in Mickies’ bed Hung over, sick and very late for work Due to the several hours that this new friend and I Spent getting acquainted at the bar where we met And later at her apartment So I toddled off to work Reeking of Old Granddad and Young Lady On the 2nd day of Christmas I awoke in Mickies’ bed Late for work, still drunk And thus, went a reeking off to work To discover there, a miracle, a windfall, a day off Or two The restaurant next to the one where I worked Had been destroyed by fire in the night So, I cruise back to Mickie On the 3rd day of Christmas I slept On the 4th day of Christmas I sat fidgeting in my car With my handgun in my jacket While just outside, Mickie was getting some closure From her drug dealer ex-boyfriend Which is to say that he owed her money or drugs On the 5th day of Christmas Mickie and I walked back to her place After closing the bar across the street Again I decided to “take” her in the dirty dark hallway In her building On the 6th day of Christmas Mickie and I ate a bunch of “magic” mushrooms Then went to Happy Hour at a local seafood joint Where we spent too much time Watching the fish in the aquarium behind the bar That is, until my boss, who at that moment Looked like St Nick himself Joined us at the bar, causing us to flee Back to my place to have some very squid-like sex On the 7th day of Christmas Mickie and I spent the evening playing With the handcuffs (fur-lined) That she had given me And the vibrator (pink) That her sister had given her On the 8th day of Christmas I slept On the 9th day of Christmas Mickie and I crashed a Holiday Party Hosted by a local attorney Who specialized in pleading his D.W.I. clients Guilty, for the bargain price of $1200.00 While there, we drank half a bottle Of 150 year old Grand Marnier Persuaded a fifty-ish librarian to eat some mushrooms Snorted up fortune in someone elses cocaine Were generally obnoxious to everyone And took a cab the four blocks back to Mickies’ On the 10th day of Christmas The drunken Slap and Tickle was interrupted By a knock on the door Standing there in the hall was Willa A girl that I had been spending time with Until she went off to the annual Rainbow Gathering “I know you have a girl in there” says she “I have’nt heard from you in six months” says I “I want to see you, please let me in” says she “You know that I have company” says I “I’m open minded” says she “Wait here” says I Alas, it turns out that Mickie was not “open minded” On the 11th day of Christmas I was sitting in the bar with Willa When Mickie joined us and announced That if I wanted any of the clothes, smokes, cash, drugs That I had left in her place I could find them in the dumpster behind her building On the 12th day of Christmas I returned home from work to be greeted By Mickies’ ugly orange cat, a bag of food, litter and a note That asked me to please care for Max As she had an imminent court date that she was sure Would result in incarceration for 2-3 years minimum It seems that her ex-beau had turned States’ Evidence on her On the 13th day of Christmas I put Max out on fire escape And slept |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
here hoping this one is healing... |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
Ron, my friend Long healed, if there ever was a wound. It was just a time of wretched excess....... And.....Disquiet? Ed |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
not a funny situation at all, but I found myself humored by your wording. What a story! May you have happier holiday seasons. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Sheesh! What a mess. I'm laughing and crying for you at the same time over this one. I've been way too close to some elements of this story. I woke up years ago and decided that lifestyle would get me an early headstone. Enjoy your holidays.  |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Ed you must write a biography, you are beyond a doubt the most interesting man I've ever come across. Was glued to this piece, laughed and cringed and everything in between. 150 year old Grand marnier? Was it as great as it sounds? |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Ed, i'm kinda like Raph....I'll bet that your life story would be very interesting. That is, if all these stories are actual fact. But, do you know what? Even if they aren't fact, you sure do know how to write, my dear friend. I love to read your poetry.  "Love makes the world go around" |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
It may be my intention to leave my story on these pages......a slice at a time. That's the way it is so far, anyway. Ed |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Hmmmm.... I think I'll go get me a squid for my aquarium so I can watch!  Just a thought!!! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
looking forward to more... |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
I remember this one, long back, in dark. Is this the one that inspired "the tragedy of the mundane?" Well, I should've added the humor of wisdom, too. Mike |
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