''Take Your Time; Have Your Usual --
The Double Ristretto Venti Half-soy Nonfat Decaf
Organic Chocolate Brownie Iced Vanilla Double-shot Gingerbread Frappuccino Extra Hot with Foam Whipped Cream Upside Down Double Blended,
One Sweet'n Low and One Nutrasweet --
with Ice"
"People always call a madhouse a 'mental health facility.'"
-- Norman Bates on psychos
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Till human beings cease to procreate,
the mentally insane shall suffer hard.
Please pause before you counter; I can wait.
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So, what is your rebuttal, Lard Frapptard?
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a dedication of Respect
for
the inconceivable Pain
nonstop
of countless literally driven
nuts
a revolving helios nontraditional sonnet menippean satire on
natalism --
a psychological ideology
idiotically irrational
(as well as cruelly unethical)
march, 2023 -- yet legions of lunatic egomaniacs
ceaselessly birthing babies into a world
without a guarantee of
not becoming
mad
. . .
feetnote
Approximately 15 million people currently suffer from eating disorders, including 3 million children and adolescents.
Approximately 280 million people currently suffer from depression, including 25 million children and adolescents.
Approximately 300 million people currently suffer from an anxiety disorder, including 60 million children and adolescents.
Approximately 25 million people currently suffer from schizophrenia, including 25 million who once upon a time were children and adolescents.
Copyright © James Starkey III | Year Posted 2023
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