Bricks (originally written June 30, 2008)

It feels like its sitting in the bottom of my stomach. It started out as a pebble I swallowed a few months ago. I had never done it before, and this time I thought I would take a chance and see what it tasted like. I licked the edge, just to make sure I wanted to do it, and it wasn't that bad. So, I licked it again. Now the taste was a lil chalky, but it was bearable. So I swallowed it whole.....didn't take time to savor the feeling, just took it in one big bite....and i was satisfied...for the first time in my life, I was satisfied and full.....I just wish satisfaction had found favor with me...cuz, almost immediately, I started to have regrets, wanted to just vomit it back out. The churning in my stomach was unbearable and I couldn't take it anymore...I tried alka-seltzer, ginger-ale, 7UP, Sprite..Martinelli's Sparklin Apple Cider. I laid on all fours, hoping it would pass like gas.....but to no avail...I was in pain. I thought it tasted so sweet....but then I remembered that sweetness was the kool-aid I chased it with...So here I am again, sitting with this brick in my stomach, and I have no idea, how to get it out.....Maybe this time..all I gotta do is open my mouth.........