Do the Best You Can With What You've Got

by Brad Rose

Tattooing an arm, photo by Kristian Angelo
Photo by Kristian Angelo@Unsplash

As career day approaches, I’m wondering, Is a tattoo really the best long-term investment for me? I mean, from a skeleton crew’s perspective. I guess there’s no real reason to fear the alphabet, but I’m a glass-half-empty kind of dude, waiting for the other flip flop to fall. No use lollygagging around until the crows come home. Hey, hand me those kittens, would you? No, just one at a time. Obviously, a chainsaw would make it easier. Here, let me show you how it’s done.


Brad Rose

Brad Rose is the author of five collections of poetry and flash fiction and the forthcoming volume, WordInEdgeWise. His blog is https://bradrosepoetry.com/blog

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Comments

2025-Apr-01 17:08

Indeed, a chainsaw would make it easier. Thank you, Brad. Another warped one from the warp master :)

2025-Apr-02 21:28

Bullet bitten, despair digested. Gallows humor gives it a real lift.