appleseed was on the move
not
that hed be immediately awaresometimes waondering inside his head took him out
of the Real World(in Real Time – fealty to Pere Ubu) and itd take a slap across
the face to rouse him literally A Slap
shit happening inside was a fluttering neoncoloured distraction he
had to buckle up and in if someone really wanted his time and attention
he flipped the bathroom light on
yanked back the shower curtain bent over and started the water
standing upright he turnedhe didnt
think hed ever been in a bathroom that didnt have a mirror above the sink basin
immediately across from the shower or bathtub
that immediate breathtaking moment its often naked disappointment or lackadaisical
acquiescence stared back at you he
worked hard at his body and had for years so his reflection was more often a
blur most of the time he didnt see
himself in a mirror(he was a vampire – NO) unless he was shaving he owned his grandfathers straightrazor and strop and still didnt trust himself not to cut his throat
then he was aware and presenthad skin in the game
turning around he took a casual
look in appleseeds corner by ceilinghis heart went off in his ears like a
fuckin tympani
Gawddamn!
he
spun around on his heels to the shower dropped to his knees threw a hand over
the drainAwright human safety net
deployed then he spied the shower walls for herhed twice denied her suicide by
shower he slowly manipulated the curtain
cleat by cleat fold by fold seeing if she clung inside one of them
No
Good
he was talking to himself(one of
those rare times)
the shower water was hotter than
he liked or was accustomedfelt like his hand was scalded
Not in the shower
Where the helld she go
he sat on the edge of the tub and
slowly scanned the bathroom walls
Ah
to his immediate right was a tall
narrow cubby fashioned behind the singular bath and shower unit it was cut by shelves and they placed their
bath and hand towels in it toilet paper and toiletries clever use of space
at its blunt crown moulding she
was agilely turning a new web upsidedown a freaking Cirque du Soleil performer
crazy-fast upsidedown doling strands weaving
tying knotsNEON! given her shapely hourglass body shed
be one helluva dominatrix
2000, Saturday,
25 2. 17
1424 days or <
