Fistfight at The Recycling Center

And in the first corner stood,

“The Crypt Keeper”

And in the second corner,

“Santa Claus on Crutches”

And in the third corner

Standing 6' 5"

And weighing in at 260 lb.

Rapidly losing his sanity

And holding onto the kitchen sink,

Dave

“The Wildman of Bellflower!”

Burdett

As the stench of stale beer

And frustration

Wafted from the floor of the arena

Two men battled for the prize!

A plastic grocery sack

Full of aluminum cans

And as Santa fell victim to the tune of,

“A One Two Watcha Gonna Do?”

Punch to the head

I held onto the kitchen sink

Thirsty and bewildered

Wishing I was drunk

David Burdett

4/28/21