Ah  

          he beat them back and stepped outside his house barefooted barechested wearing shorts to stand in the sun feel it on his back feel the breath of the day move around him to embrace commune with whatever might 

he brought his pen and clipboard in case he was moved to record anything

a text arrived bingbing  bingbing he wasnt thinking of that communing

he dug the cell out of his pocket

no  two texts they always sounded like one

--  i’ll be a better person  period

--  i’ve eaten terribly for three weeks and i’m sad at my weight

he texted her earlier that morning about her being the best employee at the firm a non-profit  her can-do attitude left the rest of the staff in the dust  unfortunately left behind the rest of the staff sat back  why should they do anything when she can-do it

he tried passively to make her see that in a group setting it was human nature to see if someone was willing to pick up the slack 

        and if someone did  then it was really human nature to pay out as much slack as possible

she enabled the staffs lassitude

her eating was another matter

usually she was exceptionally mindful

she had a little fuckin scale she weighed out her portionsdrove him nuts

the damn thing drove him nuts because he ate what he wanted to eathe never worried

But youre at the gym six days a week she remarked

Youre correct   Maybe I go to the gym so I can eat and drink whatever I want

                                                                Well call it a Love Story moment  Working out is never having to say you worry about what you ate

he muttered  Come on commune Interrupt

some mourning doves mourned

some blackbirds cawed

a jay screamed How is it they never go hoarse 

the sound of the traffic running on the 101 two blocks west he imagined long ago as whitewater

he hoped hed hear the cry of the neighborhoods young hawk

white clouds slipped overhead noiselessly their bellys a slight gray

--  Youre the better employee.  Per not eating well, you just need some care, a homecooked barbecue. Tri-tips are on sale. Green salad. Fresh vegetables. Fresh fruit for dessert. Greek yogurt and blueberries?

SEND

     Jesushe noted the time  Time to shower

no communing this afternoon

coming back inside his books jabbered at him again   

Hey gang he replied Thats why I went outside  Im allowed to switch up my routine Im not here to be your bitch

he set his clipboard and pen on the coffee table went into the bathroom and started the shower

showering he heard indie his cat on the bathroom linoleum slapping the pen he left on his clipboard around the floor and against the baseboard

1515,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  26  4. 17

1051,  Thursday,  27 4. 17

1364 days remaining or less

Love Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5-8_1uCzR8

Evangelist  The World That I Created  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqaUPki2Tuo