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> HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELVIS Today I’m as old as Elvis ever got. Tomorrow I’ll be older than Elvis. He believed he wouldn’t outlive his mother. He didn’t. I thought that was karmic. Then I thought maybe I wouldn’t outlive my mother. I thought that was ridiculous. I won’t outlive Elvis! That’s a possibility - thanks to AIDS and serial killers and religious terrorists and the Information Superhighway and the fact that I’m putting a noose around my neck right now, as we speak. Ahhhh, what the hell does Elvis care about any of this? He’s making more money and more appearances than he ever did. Me, I’m jumping off this chair. Happy Birthday, Elvis. See ya soon. Chocolate Waters is an award-winning performance poet and freelance writer who lives in Manhattan. Her three books are available from www.amazon.com and information about personal appearances may be obtained by writing to [email protected]. More work is viewable at the following sites:

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