Don’t get overexcited
like Ramesses the Second did
at Kadesh.
People make mistakes
when they rush.
Which reminds me,
my war chariot has been
in the shop
for the last three weeks.
Getting tricked out
with all the latest killing
implements.
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Ryan Quinn Flanagan
Picture Nick Victor
Ryan Quinn Flanagan is a Canadian-born author who lives in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada with his wife and many bears that rifle through his garbage. His work has been published both in print and online in such places as: The New York Quarterly, Red Fez, Evergreen Review, International Times, Himalaya Diary, Huffington Post, Blue Collar Review, GloMag, and The Oklahoma Review. He enjoys listening to the blues and cruising down the TransCanada in his big blacked out truck.
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