the mere thought

wandered through his mind,

at eight o’clock on Thursday morning

and

cast a shadow

in the mud.

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Beware of the Leopard

what do you mean, why?

they don’t have sarcasm on Betelgeuse.

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squinting into the sun, consumed with fire

as if he was in a dream.

he stood and thought;

his wife wanted climbing roses,

but he wanted axes

and

---

honestly the color of the flying saucers

didn’t matter that much really.

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he

was, as they say, only human.