[New post] Sunday Snippet, Mall from Hell by Bill Chance

Bill Chance posted: " "Civilized life, you know, is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willingly. The trouble is we forget after a while that they are illusions and we are deeply shocked when reality is torn down around us."― J.G. Ballard T" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Bill Chance Sunday Snippet, Mall from Hell by Bill Chance by Bill Chance "Civilized life, you know, is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willingly. The trouble is we forget after a while that they are illusions and we are deeply shocked when reality is torn down around us." ― J.G. Ballard Toad Corner, Dallas Arboretum Mall from Hell He dreams of a shopping mall from hell At the center, the intersection of walkways Is a lobotomy kiosk Crowned with a shiny silver Ball peen hammer Youths with untied shoes Line up in front of the food court Where the famous Deep Fried Toad Dicks on toothpicks Are cooked and served up by Lolita in a paper hat Bill Chance | November 28, 2021 at 9:22 pm | Tags: Fiction, flash fiction, mall, poem, toad, Writing | Categories: Snippets, Stuff I wrote, Writing | URL: https://wp.me/p1A7bl-6df Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Bill Chance. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://billchance.org/2021/11/28/sunday-snippet-mall-from-hell-by-bill-chance/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com