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Don’t You Like To Get Away?
**television turns on abruptly showing an announcer with an important announcement**

Hey you!! Yea you!!,
Stay here a while,
Sit back,
Relax,
Don’t touch that dial.

Ever tire of the stress,
The pain,
The anguish,
And duress?

Would you like to find a place,
Where people are the same?,
Don’t you wanna be at peace?,
Don’t you wanna get away?

Say no more,
I have the cure,
To help you with your woes,
To rid of all that ails you sir,
Unhappiness that shows,
You wanna know the secret friend?,
It can be yours today,
At my behest,
You just say yes,
And you’re on your merry way.

You don’t trust me friend, oh dear,
I wouldn’t tell you lies,
At my behest,
You must say yes,
Relax and close your eyes.

Once it is all said and done,
You’ll be all mi…**static**You’ll have more fun,

**static**

Isn’t that what you want,
A little getaway?,
Your mom and dad,
Will not be sad,
They all came here today.

**static**

***scene on the tv shows a man and woman enjoying a nice dinner while looking at the camera smiling***

**static**

So please my fellow viewer,
Throw all the woes away,
At my request,
Oh please say yes!!!,
Come on now…whaddya say?

Viewer: yes….

Entity: Good!!!

***A giant hand breaks through the screen and pulls the viewer in***

***The television turns off***

***Television turns back on with the scene being where the viewers mother and father are still eating***

***The entity looks at you***

Now as for you young reader,
Here’s a little tip for you,
I bring happiness and joy,
Until their life is through.

A soul after another friend,
Sent through the tv screen,
No one hears a peep from them,
No one will hear them scream,
How bout you, my little friend,
Come on come on I say,
Don’t you wanna take a break,
Don’t you like to get away?

***man and woman from the scene turn their head to look at the camera***

**static**

***they begin to talk in unison as the mother and fathers eyes rot away***

We all know who you are,
We are all the same,
Come join us in our lovely web,
We all know your name.

***The television turns off***

© M T Lewin