Stuffed

...some of the rich are one "hurricane Sandy" away from being an equal to the lower class." No food..no wine..no shelter. Let us give thanks.

 

 

((((((((STUFFED))))))))

Sitting next to the babe of sister Jane, is
a stomach, renting an apartment for two.
Uncle Bob and Brother Ted, are
there visiting from Kalamazoo.
And there's Grandma Edith, who
curses mostly in Swedish.
So much food and wine, one
ought to be squeamish.
Plates overloaded with turkey and butter rolls.
Whole-made stuffing, and green bean casserole. Napkins
everywhere. Wiping up the warm cranberry sauce.
All the while sits pretty Jill, who

quietly applies her pink lip gloss.

All of them....
Forgetting to say grace...
Forgetting to thank the Lord for their health, and warm fireplace.

FILL THEIR CUPS FULL OF WINE.
LET THEM LAUGH AND LET THEM DINE.
THEY WILL BLOAT, AND THEY WILL GLOAT.
SOME DAY...

THEY'LL RUN OUT OF FOOD.
LICKING THE CRUMBS OFF, THE

SOLE OF THEIR SHOES.
TO STAY ALIVE...

THEY WILL EAT THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE RAT.
ENOUGH CHOLESTEROL TO GIVE THEM ALL; A

FERKING HEART-ATTACK!

 

 

 

Author's Note

Definition of Fercking: Bleep...

Tried to keep it g-rated. :D

Reviews

[Ruth]

There shall always be those who are never thankful for what they have and never see the suffering of others...
Amazes me how "poor" to some people is not affording a bottle of champagne and to others is literally is not eating...there is no balance and plenty of wealth in this world to share, sickens me!
Poignant darlin, well voiced and damn well needed ♥

[Pax Analog]

Ha ha, the obvious gluttonous side of holiday rituals. Reminds me of a George Carlin rant re the obesity everywhere observable. Eating the cat that swallowed the rat, yum -- not! ;-) Curious, your predilection for satiric eating riffs: the crocodile eating the grrrl, the devouring going on in Damned, etc. What's next, The Ferking Blob that Ate Iowa? Put 'em all together in a book called Devouronomy, or some such. MUNCH!

[Muse]

It was suggested that I write one titled "The Rich B***h Bites"....feeling inspired. ha ha ha

[Pax Analog]

Yeah, that rocks too! ;-)

[Chris]

chuckling here... Karma is a word the poor created and defined to feel better about "having not". And IF a previous "rich" gets taken THAT far down then they can use it too - serves em right for being stupid. But truly - how many REALLY that rich go down that far? As for the rest of the "middle(?) class - most are a paycheck away from no class ...and the first pilgrims killed the indians that fed them - and it wasn't with kindness.

Few - even of the poor - are aware of the goodness of their bounty-isness ...they are too busy surviving their poverty. "...And lunch is free if you buy the beer!"

[Muse]

Not trying to generalize. It's directed towards greed and gluttony. It drives me nuts...when during the holidays...we some of us are so selfish...we forget to say a quick Thank you for all of our earthly riches.

[Chris]

quietly nods understanding...

[quinfinn]

very clever and very cute. i have only one problem with it, you forgot the mashed potatoes with gravy!! but seriously though...i enjoyed this very much, right down to the sanctions laid down for moral and religious implications. don't let the merther ferckers get ya down!

[.]

~ oh...this is an issue that's very close to my heart... in my nation, one third of the people live below the poverty line... ~ counting on the conscience of society is something that we mustn't do... because those who have more than enough food will not part with the surplus... menus will only become more and more plush... ~ i think you did a brilliant job of capturing this scene that unravels very vividly... ~ i like the profundity behind reducing the font size to actually highlight the importance of expressing gratitude... ~ and i liked the end... people do pay for their actions... the cynics like to think that greed has no consequences... but everyone doesn't get away... those "ferking" heart-attacks do happen...

[Muse]

it does unravel quickly...some of the rich are one "hurricane Sandy" away from being an equal...you know?

[.]

~yeah... i hear ya... ~ some of the rich here spend so much money on weddings that it's disgusting to the point of being revolting... they charter plains to fly thousands of guests to a resort... get the best musicians to perform by paying obscene amounts of money... ~ and then, when the marriage ends within a couple of years, every pauper laughs in private... or with friends... ~ and the rich find out... ~ the thing is that those who remain married are constantly frightened it could happen to them and so that fear ruins it all... so, in a sense, there's really no getting away from the fear of losing what they've got... ~ so, whenever something bad happens to the baddies, the baddies who are doing okay start fearing the consequences of actions... and the fear kills them... or at least makes life very miserable... ~ i think that's why civilization survives and everyone doesn't turn bad... just my thoughts...

[.]

* charter planes

[Dayran]

You spelled ' ferking ' wrongly, its ' farking,' but for someone to be able to bring their poetic impulse and strong sense of privacy back to the family, that's an achievement of note. Well done.

[Pax]

a lesson that hides in a comedic words of poetry...
it's like...
"it's easy to indulge but hard to stop"
lesson that says tik tik tok... then it's too late...
Great write!!!!

[Muse]

I guess there's many bad habits out there that are hard to break. But I feel gluttony is one of the sickest addictions. We need to give Thanks without puting on 10 lbs. Thanks Pax.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

A great look into the dysfunction of a family full of greedy people... it seems that way a lot these days... material things are more important than loved ones.

[Muse]

Dysfunctional? Did you see my Parents on the Jerry Springer show? Gawd I ferking hope not! :P

[Lily Mae]

Lmao

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

No, but I would like to see them beat the s**t out of Springer :)

[Muse]

I have free tickets..wanna come?

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Would love to but can't afford to lose any more brain cells, LOL

[Muse]

I already lost mine..so no harm done.

[Lily Mae]

Well thank god I know the language of Ferk...lol.. I love this.. You cracked up my crabby arse.. ;) lol

[Muse]

lol..I'm sure the donkey's face is very pretty. ha ha ha

[Lily Mae]

;) why yes...yes it is lol

[Muse]

I knew it! lol

[That_Girl]

This is pretty fercking hilarious. Comedy mixed in with a sound moral.... nice!

[Muse]

Thanks sweetie...you are pretty ferking hilarious yourself.

[That_Girl]

Haha thanks! :)