04-26-2015, 07:07 AM
Tragicomedy
He was the newspaper chopper:
pulling the stacks of paper through
to line them up and chop them.
Full proof safety.
A button on his side needed to be pushed
by hand before the blades would come down.
The safety people did not count on his
"All Around Cowboy" belt buckle:
the achievement of his life.
Buckle on button,
blades flash down,
him on one side,
his arms on the other.
When we heard the story
from Tim's older brother
we were on the floor laughing:
too young to know that there were
some things that just weren't funny.
Erthona
©2015
He was the newspaper chopper:
pulling the stacks of paper through
to line them up and chop them.
Full proof safety.
A button on his side needed to be pushed
by hand before the blades would come down.
The safety people did not count on his
"All Around Cowboy" belt buckle:
the achievement of his life.
Buckle on button,
blades flash down,
him on one side,
his arms on the other.
When we heard the story
from Tim's older brother
we were on the floor laughing:
too young to know that there were
some things that just weren't funny.
Erthona
©2015
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.