Medium Joke

Dermott Hayes
Sep 3, 2018 · 1 min read

what story can I tell?
whose ego can I stroke?
I need a headline
to define
what pocket do I line?
people read what
triggers resolution
in their head
tells them the world
may be hellfire bound
in a souped up
customized motor car
but so long as
they can nod their heads
reassure themselves
they knew that already
because there’s no
self destruction
like smug perseveration.

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Dermott Hayes

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Novellist, poet, blogger and ex-journalist. ‘If the cap fits.’ https://medium.com/@dermotthayes

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