I wish I could have been
a virtuoso pianist
at my 30th birthday
I wish I could have celebrated
and eaten more sugar
I like sugar
they say it's bad for you
or your teeth
c a r b o h y d r a t e s
they fear them in Norway
a friend told me
some fear gluten
and fat
and dairy
and tooth fairy probably too
people like fear
they treat it nicely
dress it well in winter
let it get tanned in summer
fear is like a grateful puppy
always stays with you
never grows old or impotent
never loses its hair or gets Alzheimer's
I wonder if Alzheimer had a dog
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