“Lousy money grubbing bastards. God, only let me see him again. I’ll give him a little more than 75 cents. Maybe this land business isn’t such a good idea, if its filled with people like that. I would rather be eaten alive at sea than pay that yuppie a nickel.” His mind turned to breaking things, and destroying property. Then he imagined himself waiting at the stop for the bus driver to get back so he could throw his severed tentacle on to the bus. “That would show him something.” He laughed to himself, not a healthy chuckle but a strung out insane laugh in which he immediately stopped. “I’m hungry.” He thought to himself tasting the blood left on one of his remaining intact tentacles, realizing that a new visitor had invaded the personal space of his shattered limb. The creature at hand was small, black, and appeared to be biting at his fallen extremity.

The past octopus’ pain subsided and grew in to an overwhelming, immeasurable amount of anger.

“Lousy money grubbing bastards. God, only let me see him again. I’ll give him a little more than 75 cents. Maybe this land business isn’t such a good idea, if its filled with people like that. I would rather be eaten alive at sea than pay that yuppie a nickel.” His mind turned to breaking things, and destroying property. Then he imagined himself waiting at the stop for the bus driver to get back so he could throw his severed tentacle on to the bus. “That would show him something.” He laughed to himself, not a healthy chuckle but a strung out insane laugh in which he immediately stopped. “I’m hungry.” He thought to himself tasting the blood left on one of his remaining intact tentacles, realizing that a new visitor had invaded the personal space of his shattered limb. The creature at hand was small, black, and appeared to be biting at his fallen extremity.

The past octopus’ pain subsided and grew in to an overwhelming, immeasurable amount of anger. “Lousy money grubbing bastards. God, only let me see him again. I’ll give him a little more than 75 cents. Maybe this land business isn’t such a good idea, if its filled with people like that. I would rather be eaten alive at sea than pay that yuppie a nickel.” His mind turned to breaking things, and destroying property. Then he imagined himself waiting at the stop for the bus driver to get back so he could throw his severed tentacle on to the bus. “That would show him something.” He laughed to himself, not a healthy chuckle but a strung out insane laugh in which he immediately stopped. “I’m hungry.” He thought to himself tasting the blood left on one of his remaining intact tentacles, realizing that a new visitor had invaded the personal space of his shattered limb. The creature at hand was small, black, and appeared to be biting at his fallen extremity.

date: 2006
medium: water color, color pencil