Mouth Breather - July 20, 2025

Gary Hunter
Jul 19, 2025
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my brothers pointed this out

in a couple recent photos

my mouth is open, earning me

an aging bonus of about ten years

so I’m trying to remember to

clamp it shut, when I’m not talking

laughing or catching my breath

it’s tough – so much easier for

a hang-ten guy to relax the jaw

and with loose lips

parley with a life

in the seventies

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