I came back into existence, after a good sleep.1
my alarm clock buzzed the message "what time do you wish it to be?"2
so I answered " 3504 B.C., sometime before lunch. No, scratch that.. mid-twentieth century."3
Truth is... I would have gotten up earlier, but waiting on a taxi is bad enough, Waiting for them to be invented... Nah!4
time to pick out something to wear.5
It took me a good quarter century to chose a gender, and then I had to pick a flattering color, and there wasn't much to chose from. 6
Pale pink, light brown, dark brown, reddish-brown or pale yellow. 7
Drab.8
God needs to hire an exterior decorator.9
so, putting an a body, I take a long last sip of Passion before heading down to Earth, to start another work-life.10
This job sucks, and I don't get paid nearly enough.11
Oh, the morning started out as usual, helpless infancy, followed my enjoyable toddler hood, then the dull drudgery of education for twelve years. Then the job started getting tedious. I got yelled at by the Boss because I was supposed to mate-up and make babies, but I blew it off and became a poet. I couldn't find anyone I really wanted to make babies with, anyway. So, the Big Cheese decides to wait until I'm halfway done with the life to pair me up with somebody. Typical.12
By Midlife I was already feeling burnt out, and this damn body I was wearing most have been a K-mart special, because it was already coming apart at the seams. Now I know why God doesn't put a warranty on these blasted things. Tightwad.13
So, anyway, I ask the big Muck-a-muck if i can take a disability break, and get my stuff together, and here is what he tells me; "I'll think about it." Blast! I hate it when he says that! now I know I'll be waiting, and sure enough, he took two full years to give me an answer.14
and even then, I still had to work.15
Buy the end of the life, I decided what I really need is a vacation-life.16
I think next time I'll be a dolphin. 17
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OK i said I would pop over and read it So pleased that i did I found it a most entertaining read,I guess no matter who or what you are someone else will always have the final word in what you can/can not do. If you were a dolphin you probably end up doing trick at some sea world show.A fine enjoyable write well done
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a "word collage?" ...i like that description! it's perfect ! only a true poet could think of that!
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What I liked: again, I thought you did a good job experimenting. I see this as a word collage that makes sense when you see the "big picture". Lots of fun in this one.
What I didn't like: I thought the punctuation was inconsistent. Then again, that may be the point. -
Perfect
FAN-TASTIC write. I love the ideas you built this on - God, as a tightwad for skimping on the material of flesh, Is that a typo at "helpless infancy followed (by) my enjoyable toddler-hood"..."? the bit about the taxi --very good, in fact, this was just a great write throughout. Congratulations on the win. -
I enjoyed reading this very much. Again, my thanks for entering our contest. You will now be featured in the All-Write Magazine. I commend you on a job well done.
Please go over your entry and correct any errors or make any changes you wish before the end of May as this story will be featured in the June issue.
I loved the title of this story...it makes good sense. Good use of making the "life" a job.
M / All-Write Magazine Team
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This was great. I have tried the dolphin bit, but not on porpoise. I spent six months strapped tight inside a gortex tube and practiced breathing through the top of my head while emmersed in a hot tub. I learned many things. Most prominent were near death experience and screaming for help. I really liked the lines:
"this damn body I was wearing most have been a K-mart special, because it was already coming apart at the seams."
It explains much, especially the tag I have on the back of my neck. Most enjoyable read. Thanks. -
I guess next time you will get a shift on and not waste half a century picking clothes… mind if you are a dolphin you get one of those cute wet suits.
Certainly speculative.
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i like it.. i think i was born at the wrong time.. i should of been around the mideval timess
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I think next time I will be me
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