i'll never do that again

i hear people say

with wise

determination,

i'll never get married again.

or i'll never

drink sloe gin again

and get on a ferris wheel,

or drive with no hands

going down a mountain,

or i'll never go camping

in the woods

where bears are really hungry,

i'll never buy a used car,

or put my hand

under a rock down by

the stream again,

or i'll never eat indian

food again, or live sushi.

these vows are always

connected

to something that

has gone horribly

wrong, something that makes

them pledge to never

go back again.

it usually takes about

two or three trips to the altar,

to reach that point.