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Ammonia Batteries Pills

There is no lightning rod on top of the barn
because it was made of copper
and some tweakers spotted it
and made it comfortable
on the bed of their fifty dollar truck
tucked it right in for the night
while they went out to steal ammonia
and batteries and pills.

Oh yes! they were prepping the big batch
and now my barn glares through me
like a church menacing a combat zone
over the loss of a steeple.

And I can hear the crackle
as I rock back and forth trying
to shut out the shiver
I always feel before I break out
the gasoline and the matches
this always leads to an erection
but don't worry
I won't touch it until
the building starts to burn.

by Notsick

Notsick has been a writer since he learned
to read and write. His life was never too exciting
or interesting until he was arrested for and
convicted of a murder he did not commit.
He was acquitted four years later and swears
his journey has left him endlessly inspired.
He now blogs relentlessly on MySpace and
lives with the love of his life in an obscure part of Minnesota.