Around the table they pointed
their fingers
at him
-- Hes doing it again complaining
-- Hes not going along complaining
-- Hes being belligerent complaining
-- What IS your problem
-- Problem.
NO ( he never had a problem with NO . . . he never
pushed a girl furthur than she
wanted to go . . . if she suddenly got cold
feet . . . had second thoughts . . . or irrationally
(some might suggest)
wanted to stop (really . . . emotions arent bound or wed to rationale)
NO . . .
hed step back step away . . . and leave if they wanted . . . ) NO
he never had a problem hearing it
or saying it
NO
he wasnt going along for the ride
NO
he wasnt belligerent he wasnt compliant
no
matter the complaining and
outnout bitching going on around him
And the fingerpointing
he supposed they werent
taught or heard it was impolite
he told
them in no uncertain terms
if they continued to point
hed
break their fingers
-- Do not try me
it wasnt a threat or ultimatum
a fact
spoken simply
direct
no
wiggle room
it seemed his facts
always
sucked the air out of the room
brought things down
like
cold water snuffing a fire quaffing its
red coals and shoving its dirty ashes around
he wasnt a killjoy
he had always worked with his
hands before
he made do
with the tools he had
and
didnt bemoan that better tools might existed somewhere else
and if only he had them
if
only
then
hed be able to do the job quicker and
better
or
if he hadnt been thorough in his
preparation
those
inevitable wrinkles were suddenly utterly unexpected
blindsiding him sufficiently
that
everything came off their wheels and ground to a halt
it hadnt
happened yet
knock
on wood
but
then he was a superstitious Boy Scout
Be Prepared
not to be was a
cardinal sin
Hieronymus Bosch and the Four Last Things the Catholic Church
if he truly missed it
Then
get out
put the fuckin wheels back on The Ride
lower
your shoulder
and
Push.
Push.
his Roomful of misfortune was
there wasnt a
person at the table who had pushed or
pulled anything in their lives
they never had to shower after work was over
1552, Monday,
21 7. 14
