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after 22 years

he returned to

his old town

I was just a kid

when he left

so

I didn’t recognize him

but some of the older guys

were quick to

offer him a

drink

“Who’s he?” I asked

and the only answer I got

was

“Swineherd.”

They called him

the swineherd

He was an okay

fellow

knew a few bar tricks

and showed us all his

glass eye

and the hole it covered

shit looked like

a butthole when

he removed that thing

He spoke about how good it

was to be back

and the guys asked him

if he’s gonna

swineherd again

and they all laughed together

like it was the

craziest

inside joke ever

I went home drunk

that night

and it was the kind of

drunk that doesn’t provide

inspiration

So with nothing

to write about

I checked out some random

news on my feed

One title caught

my eye

FARMER ARRESTED AFTER

BEING CAUGHT

TRANSPORTING COCAINE LODGED

INSIDE PIGS’ ANUSES

Hmm…

Well, I’ll be damned

Suddenly

I knew what to write about

and got to it