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Reflecting

on the tendency of some people

to confirm the title ‘arsehole’

upon those toward whom

they feel no particular fondness,

whimsy suggests another way

to view a thing

upon which we all depend daily

to maintain our nutrient stream

trouble-free.

What if,

rather than disparage the organ

that justifies our unlikely but efficient plumbing regime,

that enables our daily discharge,

we sing praises instead for its efficiency–

its supreme ability

to sweep away all of yesterday’s sins

with a clean bowl and the promise of a better tomorrow.

With all the arseholes

populating the arenas

of government, politics and religion

in these uncertain times,

an abundance of arseholes will become a necessity

in order to facilitate the sheer volume

of the mind-numbing effluent

headed our way

over the next four years.

9 February 2017

Petaluma, CA

Tim Konrad