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Disposal Time
by Lloyd Lofthouse
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Rated "G" by the Author.

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It's true , ignorance is bliss.

As a kid,
My mouth was a disposal,
My stomach the sewer

We worked the liquor store
Down the street and around the corner
In pairs.

One would be inside trolling,

Looking suspicious,

While the second was out back

Crawling under the fence
To snag empty pop bottles.

We recycled that money
By buying more Dr. Pepper and Seven Up
From the same store.

We went hunting

For unbroken empties

Alongside the road

And used that free booty to buy

Babe Ruth, Abba Zaba and Mars Bars.

When it was time for lunch,

We ate

The chili cheese dog with sauerkraut and mustard.

It settled in our stomachs

Like boiled acid around a hunk of lead.

But it sure tasted good
To a ten-year-old
That didn’t know any better.

My Splendid Concubine

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Reviewed by Regis Auffray	5/18/2009

You certainly do bring back memories, Lloyd. Well done. Thank you. Love and peace, Regis




Reviewed by Rosemarie Skaine	5/14/2009

What was good as a kid is delightful innocence. Well done. R




Reviewed by Karen Palumbo	5/4/2009

The days when life was good.... Be always safe, Karen




Reviewed by John Flanagan	5/3/2009

Lloyd, This explodes with life, the details and images so right; many great lines here but my favourite is, "Like boiled acid around a hunk of lead." Vivid and excellent! John




Reviewed by Gene Williamson	5/3/2009

This is great, Lloyd, and reminds me of similar incidents from my boyhood days of hunting for empties--always a treasure find--to keep me and my cousin in chili dogs and pop and Saturday morning movies. -gene.