Sonja Yelich

dumb accidents

beginning to write about accidents
you see there is no end to the mess
some people can wander into.

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in 1842 a german visitor to manchester
noted so many people in the streets
minus limbs he thought the army must
be at war someplace

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but they were factory accidents

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then there were sleep debt accidents
where people had nodded off
under the wheels of a big Mac

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& there were reversing truck accidents & lawnmower
accidents & wine biscuit accidents where
someone’d thrown a biscuit at the temple of
someone else & they dropped dead of it
in a pokey kitchen

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& there were amusement ride accident reports
& alpine accidents where there was a whole blog
about a surgeon ~

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i was a surgeon in the infirmary for alpine troubles

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& there were wal-mart accidents & winn dixie accidents
& what to do after a michigan car accident

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& there were prevention accidents and stop taking chances
accidents in 5 simple steps & power mower accidents
where the blades can be tragic to a young one’s limb in
the yard.

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& there were 7 secrets to avoiding car accidents.
check for cars twice over
                                 behind you – look.
watch for cars rushing
                                 get the habit of looking left
when switching lanes on a highway always turn your head
                                 spot the car pulling the trailer first
be very careful when you are close to trucks – they don’t have eyes
                                 kids have a bad habit of popping out from between cars
suddenly.

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& there were car accident photos ~
my name is jon d & this is my 84 cadillac eldorado after it
burnt up thanks for your great site. i’m from pennsylvania.

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& what you really wanted to know
were how many had lived & how many were
buried as dumb accidents.

 
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