6667. ALL OF A SUDDEN

ALL OF A SUDDEN

All of a sudden the light in the heart went out and

the canyon was distraught. That Mandlebaum guy,

with the swastika hatchet, started swinging at the

library of old. Not a word was spoken, not even a 

mouse. Two reporters came by, swizzling for facts

but writing nothing down - 'we can make the story

fit the quotes later.'  The blond one said that.

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I look back on things, and I can only remember the

years  -  when the century turned, and then the towers

were struck, and they fell, and it was a sunny, nice

morning, about a week after an equally nice Labor 

Day. The only reason I mention that is because for

weeks after it, whenever they ran bios of the dead,

someone always ended up saying, like, 'he was the

nicest person  -  it was only a week ago we all had a

great time on Labor Day, with him, at a cookout.'

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So funny how things run together : same as when

John Lennon was killed   -  the quotes went 'we were

just together last week, him and Yoko were over for

Thanksgiving.' All of a sudden the light in the heart

went out  -  or did I say that once already? No matter,

I sense there are fallen people everywhere.