Paradise is semi-empty they should have
\nlowered the entrance price or took more
\nreservations online while the manager\u2014<\/p>\n
picture a cardiac arrest\u2014is sweating and
\nmoshing kids once children have sensed
\nthe panic scream or silently leave the pool<\/p>\n
the chef forgot to clean the fish correctly
\nthe waiter eloped with a groupie from merchandising
\nthe barkeep is petrified, say ossified twice\u2014<\/p>\n
picture a devilled egg\u2014raisining in formaldehyde
\nwhile the owner always brilliant at sales
\nis banking in Switzerland staying neutral<\/p>\n
as marketing guru do, of course the depth a fire has risen from basement vents they play this moment in the limelight nothing will <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DAVID MORGAN O’CONNOR<\/strong> is from a small village on Lake Huron. After many nomadic years, he is currently based in Albuquerque, where a short story collection progresses. He contributes monthly to New Pages<\/em><\/a> and The Review Review<\/em><\/a>. His writing has appeared in Across the Margi<\/em>n<\/a>, After the Pause<\/em><\/a>, Barcelona Metropolitan<\/em><\/a>, Beechwood Review<\/em><\/a>, Bohemia<\/em><\/a>, Cecile’s Writers’ Magazine<\/em><\/a>, Collective Exile<\/em><\/a>, Fiction Magazine<\/em><\/a>, The Great American Lit Mag<\/em><\/a> (Pushcart nomination), The Guardian<\/em><\/a>, Headland<\/em><\/a>, and The New Quarterly<\/em><\/a>. You can find out more on Twitter @dmoconnorwrites<\/a> and on his website davidmorganoconnor.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paradise is semi-empty they should have lowered the entrance price or took more reservations online while the manager\u2014 picture a cardiac arrest\u2014is sweating and moshing kids once children have sensed the panic scream or silently leave the pool the chef… Continue Reading
\nof paradise is two feet three inches not enough
\nfor stage dives or escape\u2014security walkie-talkies
\nLock all exits, everyone<\/em> is leaving <\/em><\/p>\n
\nonly the band can see and doesn\u2019t care
\nimpressed by the investment in special effects<\/p>\n
\ntake anything away from ten seconds of fame
\nas the flames rise and rise onto tomorrow\u2019s front-page<\/p>\n
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