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***BIO*** Cynthia Ruth Lewis: has been published in various print mags in the past, but is now spreading her sickness through online zines. It is her aim to psychologically corrode each and every person on the planet, poem by poem. If she dies first, at least she will have gone down trying.

'If you'd like to become totally infected, she's recently put a book together called "Piss On Your Parade," available for a mere $5.00. You can contact her at
bookas6670@yahoo.com.'
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HELLS BELLS
by Cynthia Ruth Lewis
I hate sleigh bells

just the slightest tinkle
sets off a seizure-like fury within me,
a volcano about to blow

mind you, I never had a traumatizing
christmas when I was younger,
it's just that through the years,
that 'special' day has seemed to become
more and more of a joke,
and the jingle of sleigh bells
has become, for me, the icing on
the bullshit cake

it's an annoying sound,
especially since it's meant
to represent sleigh rides, gift-giving
and holiday cheer

let's get real

christmas is just an over-rated
excuse to blow money, get drunk,
pig out and push, claw and shove
one's way through shopping malls
in search of the 'perfect' gift
to make somebody 'happy',
and to relieve thier own guilt

now, I'm far from a bleeding heart,
but I know millions of people get
depressed around that time of year,
even suicidal, due to failing health,
unemployment, no family, or whatever
the case may be--
I think it's safe to assume that they
don't appreciate goddamn sleigh bells
jangling in their ears,
but, turn on the tv or radio anyday
in December, and you'll be deluged
with the damn things, society's way
of ensuring happiness, peace and
goodwill towards man...

if only it were that simple
Sept. 2006
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