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March 03, 2023

A Kick in the Ass [by Mitch Sisskind]

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When somebody went to prison
He'd say they went to college or
If somebody was sick he'd say
They had the sniffles regardless
0f the cancer raging or whatever
They had the sniffles, he said.

If somebody fucked up he'd say
The guy needed a kick in the ass
And because people were always
Fucking up he found himself
Saying the guy needed a kick
In the ass a tremendous amount.

A guy who lost his job needed
A kick in the ass as also did
A guy who booted a ground ball
And a guy whose wife cheated
On him needed a kick in the ass
As she too badly needed one.

He said, "You and you and you
"Need a kick in the ass because
"Let him who is without sin throw
"The first stone. Do I myself need
"A kick in the ass? Why, certainly!
"I've fucked up plenty of times!"

 

Posted by on March 03, 2023 at 01:30 PM in Mitch Sisskind - Correspondent at Large |

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Comments

This poem hits all the right notes and is very funny too.

Posted by: Leah Martinson | March 04, 2023 at 01:05 PM

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