Lawn chair Larry

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