Macabre

Darkness surrounds the people as they move…

alarm goes off get up worry go to work complain break have quick lunch break get off work go home eat dinner read mail kiss spouse watch TV have beer notice kids Rosanne talk to spouse pay bills borrow worry lay down can’t sleep pills sleep spouse kisses you don’t notice tears....

 Rhythm leads the people as they dance...

 alarm goes off hit snooze hit snooze hit snooze hit....... get up tired  go to work complain to new work associate break have lunch with associate break get off work go to bar have drink..... go home dinner is cold read mail kiss spouse think of associate watch TV have wine Wheel of Fortune talk to spouse think of someone else pay bills borrow worry lay down can’t sleep pills sleep spouse wonders you don’t notice fears....

 The beat goes on as the Macabre consumes…

alarm goes off hit snooze hit snooze hit snooze throw alarm pills late for work complain about new work associate break have affair with associate break get off work go to bar have drink..... go home with associate fight with associates’ spouse go back to bar meet someone new... no dinner no spouse no kids read mail think of spouse call associate watch TV get drunk smash TV talk to self  think of spouse feel sorry for yourself can’t pay bills steal numb lay down can’t sleep pills alcohol sleep tears but they are not yours...

 Macabre the dance of life.

Joe 11/29/95

Extended Thoughts

My mother and I used to come up with obscure words and "challenge" each other to write something significant or funny using that word.

Macabre was one of the words mom gave me and this is what I came up with.  I forgot how much fun we used to have doing this. I think I am going to give mom a call and see if she wants to start again...

 

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