there was an earthquakethere had
been earthquakes
it was part of the deal
Florida had hurricanes
the Midwest had tornadoes
the Dakotas Minnesota whiteouts
they were natural parts parcels Order
pick your poison
then some bright boys got a bug
up their ass drooled SAFETY theyd write humane laws to force construction
not to Humpty Dumpty not to have a great fall then all the Kings horses and all
the Kings men can make bank
horseshit economy of
the time
One – Six – Six – Zero Marsh
walking up the Victorian porch steps he saw a metal placard screwed
into the whitepainted ornate crossbeam directly over his head
the placard read THIS IS AN UNREINFORCED
MASONRY BUILDING the
placard was required by law
Jesus he muttered to himself Lifes unreinforced an unreinforced masonry existence
he was
sick of the shit the manipulative laws they patted themselves on
the back for authoring and passing graft their
plumtheir cherry inane laws meant to save his life because
he must beOh an idiot
he was responsible accountablehe didnt
care for their threats
their codes meting out severe monetary
penalties if they were not adhered to if they were broken if
he got killed
to the best of his knowledge their
keen Western yokel mentality hadnt metastisised to middle America
which isnt to say the
Midwest didnt have its share of stupidity and ineptitude
he could protect himselfThank you
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