HAPPY MEAL

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Um, yes, hello. I would like

to order one (1) dopamine please.

I’m calling from inside the dumpster

behind your apartment complex. What’s that? 

Could I speak up? Sorry. Yeah. I would like 

to order a single unit of dopamine please. 

I’m calling from the waste receptacle 

adjacent to your place of residence.

Did you hear me that time? You’re cutting

in and out like the broken mirror in my throat.

What’s that? 50 minutes? Yeah, that’s fine.

No rush. There’s something

poking into my spine but I like it. 

And there’s a rotting skunk near my head 

but I like it. And the maggots

are making me dry-heave but I like it. 

And every time I dry-heave, blood 

spurts from my neck but I like that, too.

Imagine puncturing a garbage bag full 

of half-eaten McDonald’s. It’s like that. 

Wait. I want to cancel my order, actually.

I’m really craving a cheeseburger.

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BIO:

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​Brandon Diehl lives in New Jersey with his cat. You can find him at www.brandondiehl.net, which he never updates.

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