Another sampler from my new book “The Rhymes of My Life”, based on a memory from my Army days… “The Morning After” The morning after the night before… I awoke face-down on the bedroom floor… In the unique position of what I would guess… Was an unsuccessful attempt to get undressed… I turned and saw a beast across the room… And I felt an instant of impending doom… It didn’t attack; so I drew nearer… To discover my reflection in the mirror… I asked the question, “How can this be? Am I this thing looking back at me? Eyelids sagging, eyebrows twitching... It was short of the devil by two horns missing... After a moment, I found the willpower… To propel myself into the shower… And as if things couldn’t get any harder… I found that there was no hot water… The cold water send shivers down my spine... I finished that shower in record time... Leaped for my towel, and it wasn’t there... I know I was bad; but this is so unfair... As I lathered my face with shaving gel... The clock rang out the 7:00 bell... My time to leave was approaching fast.. So I felt the need to multi-task… I was rubbing my head to relieve the tension... When another sensation got my attention... I wanted to howl, but managed a groan... I was brushing my teeth with cortisone.. My hand pulled the razor at an unsteady pace… Taking the occasional chunk out of my face… And what skin I was able to save… I set it afire with aftershave… My ears were ringing, my eyes bloody red… Had a terrible pounding in my head… It was aching so bad from all of the booz… I couldn’t even bend over to tie my shoes… So, I lay on my back, with my feet in the air… And got carpet fuzz on my shirt, and all in my hair… I took off my shirt and cleaned it with care… And then realized that I had on no underwear… The kitchen was trouble with a triple dose… I burned the bacon, the eggs and the toast… Well, now I can do fast food and feel no guilt… I reached for the cereal, but there was no milk... No need to keep torturing myself this way… I’ve suffered enough agony for one day… To heck with work; took two Advil instead… I called in sick, and went back to bed. More at this link. Reviews are most welcome: amazon/Rhymes-My-Life-John-Gamble-ebook/dp/B00KYCHUVG/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404176125&sr=1-5&keywords=john+gamble
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 12:43:48 +0000
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