Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for June 05, 2024

He needs to be picked up.

My eyes can’t look that way!

But he can’t figure out how to get help.

I hope that someone gets my I hope that someone gets my I hope that someone gets my

Help!

I’m stuck on a cliche comic strip island in another strip.

I was talking to my friend about my addiction to collecting Beatle albums, he told me I needed help, I told him I got that one already.

Not everyone can see inside themselves like this.

Most people are not so transparent.

I think anyone can see what he needs, he’s pretty clear about it

Keeping your needs all bottled up inside isn’t beneficial either.

It’s never a good idea to seek help from inside a bottle.

Don’t keep everything bottled up, or you might pop your cork.

_See that boy over there, runnin’ scared

his ol’ man got a problem and it’s a bad one

Pawned off durn near everything, his ol’

woman’s weddin’ ring for a bottle.

And don’t you think it’s a crime

when time after time, people in the bottle._

-Gil Scott-Heron

The trick, like most of life, is to maintain a positive attitude (and bouyancy).

That’s very deep, my ancient mariner.

Help! I need some body. Help!