I need a new set of dishes

I need a new set of dishes.

I mean, I like the old ones.  They have a nice shape,
and a nice heavy earthenware feel in my hands.
But I've had them a long time, and I've broken so many,
I can't set the table for a full dinner party anymore.
I thought they'd be more rugged!
But my clumsy old hands...
And the ones remaining are kind of scratched and dull.
They say don't stack your dishes.
Now I know why!

I need a new set of dishes.
I think I'll get Corelle this time.
It has the feel of glass, but it's virtually unbreakable.
I can fumble it
You can stomp on it
I can run it through the oven and the washer ceaselessly.

I might never feel again, but I've had enough of heartbreak.

(2014-04-04)

Ozark Dirty

 

As they wheeled me through the big double doors and down the corridor of Walter Reed, past the creepy green curtains and all the expensive medical equipment, I only had one thought:

Jesus, how much did all those machines cost?  That much moolah could buy a shit-load of heroin...

And I rolled past guys who were in a lot worse shape than me -- guys missing both legs, guys missing half their torso, guys whose head seem to be hanging on by one bloody bandage...  And all I could think was:

Lord Jesus God, dude - heroin. Heroin, dude.

And suddenly a brilliant idea hit me like a rush: I realized I had an actual purpose in life!  My new mission was to get these guys the heroin they so desperately needed. Yea, deserved.  I would become their angel.  Lord God Almighty, I accept your calling!  Show me the way; Open the doors; let me be an instrument of thy mercy!

But first, um... I need a little something...

(2013-08-05)