Lawn chair Larry
Lawn chair Larry always dreamt of flying across the sky
Despite having too poor of eyesight he always wanted to try
43 helium filled balloons strapped to his lawn chair, a CB,
some beer
Sandwiches, a pellet gun to lower himself, there was nothing
to fear
His girlfriend following on the ground, he planned the
entire thing out
A loose cable sent him off to the sky before he could tell
the cops about
Lawn chair Larry was flying, 16,000 feet over the primary
runway at Long Beach
Shot a couple balloons to drop down, but he had a little
problem as he started to reach
Dropped the pellet gun, caused a blackout ended up getting tangled
in some power line
Got arrested, fifteen minutes of fame, he got to fly and
despite the landing he was fine
Spiraled downward after that, lost his girl, lost his job couldn’t
deal with the pain inside
One October morning in Angeles National Forest, put a gun to
his heart and committed suicide
Dreams are wonderful vehicles to ride across the highways of
your fantasies in style
Hopes ride close beside, like a dog hanging his head out the
window, a great big smile
But dreams are not reality, and seldom do they come with any
sort of guarantee
Dream of winning the race, dream about flying high, strive
to be all that you can be
But if the reality of reaching your dreams doesn’t complete
you satisfactorily
Close your eyes and find another that does, lest you wind up
like poor lawn chair Larry
Tim Windisch
09/18/2023
