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Why Not?
I walk into a
 restaurant
 because, why not?
 I am
 seated
 at a table.
 I order 
 a drink 
 because, why not?
 and I wait, 
 bored.
 
 I get my drink;
 I sip it
 because, why not?
 and
 put it down.
 I stare at the candle flame,
 bored.
 
 I tip my drink over
 because, why not?
 I place some napkins
 on the spill
 because, why not? 
 I stare,
 bored.
 
 I ask for more napkins
 because, why not?
 The waiter brings them
 and
 goes back
 to
 his job,
 bored.
 
 I place a napkin
 in the flame
 because, why not?
 I watch it burn,
 bored.
 
 I placed another one
 in the flame
 because, why not?
 I
 drop
 it
 on my spilled drink
 because, why not?
 I wait,
 bored,
 for the table to
 catch fire
 because, why not?
 
 I stand up,
 walk out
 without blinking
 because, why not?
 
 I watch
 everyone run,
 bored.
 I watch the building 
 burn
 to ashes
 because,
 why
 not?

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