By Misti
Date: 2003 Nov 08
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Gooderest Times

our gooderest times are like last night
not planned not paid for
out of the blue silly
me laughing so hard it hurts
liquid spurting from my mouth
begging you to please shut up
because you came in from your smoke
and told me to be careful because there is a
strange man in a camouflage cap wandering around
elaborating you told me that he had a box
in his hand that contained some sort of timer
and he asked you where apartment 8088 is located
and I called you an idiot, sputtering with hysterical
laughter, telling you that you should call the cops
he's a militant freak! he's carrying a bomb!
to which you sarcastically replied first the
World Trade Towers, now the Alta Vista apartment complex
then you told me about the time you were a kid
watching "Sesame Street" and a strange man with a
beard wearing paint splattered pants walked into
your house and introduced himself as your mommy's
friend and asked where he could find her pocketbook
you directed him to the dresser in your parents'
bedroom, caught up in Bert and Ernie
so I mockingly sang Who Are The People
In Your Neighborhood? And called you Dumb
and Dumberest
your feelings were hurt as you headed to bed
but I was in pain from laughing.