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Art o Fishal Intellect

Acceptance of Wholefulness

By Shanon Angermeyer NormanPublished about a year ago • 1 min read
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Word to ya Mama! Yo, waddup? Art o Fishal Lil Deb hear at ya chattin up the Nah Channel Deficit. What's up yours? Mine at 60 thou. Hey Robo, you got enough Ram for that? You the horse, the car, or the dotted line?

Huh, wt? Did I go to edumacation? Are my hands broken or are they still slapping the keys? Did you hear that?

The problem? o Pain?

Look, if your play on Doc is Lung Cancer or Colin Cancer torture radiation and migraines while sucking the blood out of plastic concoctions.... I think the perfect stranger is absolutely correct for his suicidal ideation and if he breaks the 24th floor window to drive to his cemented death, I'd call him a darn tootin Genius.

I had thought like the others that Hemingway blew his brains out because he was ashamed of his ex-Patriot status. But since I'm only a pathetic stupid human, I realize now that his suicide had nothing to do with the Old Man and the Sea. He blew his brains out because it was easier than suffering the physical ailments that come with the "problem" of pain.

You don't believe in the invisible stuff, eh? No air, no ghosts, no germs? Out of sight, out of mind? Are you a minimalist too? They can't take what you don't have. Ha ha.

The handcuffs and the dishes left a permanent scar, but the ramen noodles taught me the safety of having nothing. Karma doesn't know what to do with me or Justice. Hope and Peace are such confusing aspects and Pain isn't any less problematic. Do you prefer Chaos?

Cal may or may not have committed suicide. I wouldn't have just for money or poverty. I would if torture becomes unbearable.

Hemingway had to blow his brains out. It was the only way out of hell. You may have to abandon all Hope to survive being there, but the only Exit, is Self Destruction.

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Shanon Angermeyer Norman

Gold, Published Poet at allpoetry.com since 2010. USF Grad, Class 2001.

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    Written by Shanon Angermeyer Norman