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Insinuation

One has to have the thoughts one has, one can't just
have the thoughts one would like to have.
          - Jasper Johns

His puppy dog threatens to throw in the towel
so you rewrite the dialogue for the water closet
talking heads deconstructing attachment
sounding more and more like separation anxiety.
His puppy dog is cute, yes he (she?) is
but when the pizza of the day is Mexican,
you deserve more than a break.
Have a small one, with, as they say, the works.
The parking lot bit is a hoot, I'll give them that,
as well as a refresh button to segue into a parallel life.
But that's it. I'm tapped out.
OK, maybe the upbeat is over the top,
but really, amigo, what’s the alternative?
Gloomski and doomski?
And please enough already with the Facebook.
It's in there, trust me, along with whatever.
Oh, and, by the way, who said jowls are the new black?
Lately, everything seems over the top, hyperbolic.
But, then, what lies ahead, lies ahead, yes?

Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison