Lazarus Lives! by Calvin Pineda

There are a thousand and one things I’d like to do before I die but for the life of me I can’t think what one of them is

Sometimes I feel like all of my best friends have been sock puppets – you ever have that feeling when you’re like “I could really use a friend right now, I could really—where are all of my friends?!” And then you realize they’re in the washing machine

For all the books I’ve read
For all the things you’ve said I’ve said
I like waking up most mornings,
and I dont wanna be dead

I sat down on the toilet yesterday and decided to talk to God “Oh God” I said “There are so many things I dont understand but there’s an afterlife? Is there? I’d like to know that now please and thank you” God didn’t answer—most of our conversations are pretty one-sided; I flushed the toilet

In 1838 Martin Van Buren was running for President of the You-nited States and his campaign slogan was ‘O-K!’ (Cuz he was from Old Kinderhook New York right and OK Old Kinderhook right) I’m OK! You’re OK! Not much else these days is OK but that’s OK! Anyhow, Martin Van Buren is dead. Good riddance.

For all the books I’ve read
For all the things you’ve said I’ve said
I like waking up most mornings,
and I dont wanna be dead

William Shakespeare is dead Al Bowlly is dead George Harrison is dead Jack Kerouac Ronald Reagan Ayn Rand James Madison Dr. Jonas Salk Jesus Christ Arthur Miller Don Delillo Franz Kafka Bob Dylan’s not dead yet but something tells me I’ll beat him to the punch—and suddenly I don’t feel so bad

that’s a lie

For all the books I’ve read
For all the things you’ve said I’ve said
I like waking up most mornings,
and I really really really really dont wanna be dead

Oh God

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