Toon River Anthology, part 17

CASPER

You look like someone who could use a friend!

But never mind. If there’s one thing I’ve learned,

It’s not to go down that road. The only times

I thought it was going to work, I still got the shaft.

They went to Heaven. Yeah, Heaven! And I’m still here.

How long has it been? A century? A millennium?

So pardon me if I'm just a little bit down today.

It’ll pass. It always passes. I’ll be cheerful again. 

I’ll be a real Pollyanna, and I’ll have adventures.

As to that stone and what it implies, all I can say is:
I WISH!

HOT STUFF

Born a devil, lived a devil, died a devil.

No, not one of those tall devils, or the fat ones—

Just a little one. Cute, harmless. An imp, really.

Sometimes unexpectedly good, never evil.

Mild pranks, hijinks, tomfoolery, a hot foot or two.

I used to think I’d grow up and get big,

I’d be a regular Mephistopheles!
FEAR ME!

But no.
If anything, my belly got rounder,

And my head got cuter. Just don’t pat it, Bub,

You’ll burn your hand! (That’s devil humor.)

There was my life: It was OK. I hung with my friends,

Swiped an apple or two.
Not too good, not too bad:
Born To Raise Heck.

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