To prevent heartache do not breathe when ejected from the birth canal.
Better still, get born a lemon. No heart. No lungs. No feels or anything. Lemons don’t scream when they’re getting their insides screwed out by the twisty turny hand of fate.
Such a pity that you won’t even make for a cool, refreshing beverage. Your insides are, at best, an unpalatable mush. Emotions make you weak – you know that, don’t you? You’re unfit to whet the supping lips of beings more deserving of life than you.
Oozing failure as soon as squeeze you. No, it’s better if you weren’t a lemon at all. Be stillborn instead. You’d be good at that.
There was such joy when you came into the world. Look how you’ve let everyone down. Now, tell me again how you’re not going to swallow those pills. You should be ashamed.
As bleakness disproves the old adage “it can’t get any worse than this”…stay tooned there’s still more to come.
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You never quite know what’s around the corner, that’s for sure. Methinks it time to invest in a camera drone! That way you never even have to leave the house. Bliss!
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This is powerful and heartbreaking and so relatable. Hugs, Tony. ❤
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Aw, thanks, Vic. Was really worried about posting THAT image with this poem but I think it really aids the general theme actually. 🙂
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I think so too. At first I was like, omg, but then I scrolled more and saw the lemonade and it made sense. I think it adds to the theme also. 😊
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Yes, I’m not usually into shock for the sake of shock but I figure it works in this context. 😛
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It does!
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Heart-wrenching.
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Thank you, Lemony. (You have a cool username!) 🙂
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Wow. Nicely done.
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Thanks, Gordon. I hope so! 🙂
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“Get born a lemon”… so sad and beautiful.
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Anna, I’ve just looked over one of your sites and realised that I was already following you on another. Time to add to my list! (And thank you for the kind words.) 🙂
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:O harsh words from the prescribing team there. I hope that voice isn’t internal.
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It’s a bit of both really. 🙂
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The image is a perfect companion to the text.
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Thanks, Ashley. I’m glad I’m not the only one who sees it that way. 🙂
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I especially like it because to start off with I thought she was peeing. 😀
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‘To prevent heartache do not breathe when ejected from the birth canal.’ Love this first line. Bloody hell. And the art. Only by Tony Single.
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I think that first line is my favourite actually. I could even have stopped there and dispensed with the image actually. Ha. 😛
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Haha yes you could have. But the image was perfect.
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Reblogged this on listentothebabe and commented:
‘To prevent heartache do not breathe when ejected from the birth canal.’ Life lessons from Tony Single.
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With regard to being born: I was coming out face first and got stuck. They pulled me out with forceps. My poor mum! Anyway, I think I took a look around and decided I didn’t want to go out there. Still sometimes I feel the same but at least I’m catching busses these days. I’m still wary of trains though, and avoid them if at all possible.
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I hear you, Ashley. I tend to avoid all social contact if possible. I know it’s not a great idea and all but some days I just can’t face other people. And yet, it’s clear I need other people because I still seek connection here online. What a contradiction, huh? As for mode of transport, I think I’d like Melbourne’s trams more than buses or trains. More my pace, ya know? 😛
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Yeah, I don’t like parties or any other kind of crowd. I think a lot of bloggers are introverted. And I don’t think it’s a contradiction to seek connection to folk online – we then have control! Mwahaha! 😀
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Actually, I think you may have something there about being in control. I never thought of it that way before! 😛
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🙂
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Tart but tasty.
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Yes, it has a wee bit of bite, I’ll grant ye that. 😛
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