season in paradise
newspapers lay in stacks
open but intact
tri-fold wrinkled headlines
say nothing of importance
no impending doom today
tv nonsense racket
annoys only the household pets
talked over and unnoticed
but providing a certain security
peter jennings would surely tell us
if the world was going to end today
piles of unopened mail
unaccepted offers
unpaid bills
and insincere condolences
oddly sharing a common insignificance
got your message
yeah, well
thanks for the thought
press seven to delete
and, you know that email?
it wasn’t funny either
it’s funeral season
in paradise
august 2000
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