he still locked the place down as
if she lived there
she hadnt in a year
want? desire?he tripped himself up he didnt live by things that were unnecessary
need outstripped want
he deferred to his needs
habit?
before she was in his life he left his firstfloor apartment unlocked
he didnt haveto his mind anything anyone else would want
nobody stole books or records or artwork off walls
and should anyone break in while he was home
he didnt joke
hed have enough to eat for weeks
others thought he joked
No
he had a boss in Montana worked for his inventory service who taught him on the side how to butcher how to bisect an animal cleave it into pieces then render cutlets steaks ribs meatbones
he taught him well
itd been a long time since hed been over half a cow a pig a lamb
but like learning how to ride a bike
after a few minutes to refamiliarise himself
itd be as if hed never been away from it
itd be as if hed never been away from it
no joke
if someone took it upon
themselves to violate his spacea precious inviolable space
no apologises could be
offered
or would be accepted
it was almost beyond him that he
took deliberate pain to render their house impregnable
he could feel the tingle at his spine and in his hands to leave it wide open daring trespass
above his desk hung a sign that
he stole off a barbedwire fence in Montana
black letters painted on a whitewashed board
black letters painted on a whitewashed board
TRESPASSERS WILL BE VIOLATED
as close to a mantra hed ever admit to chant
trespassers would be
violated
0028 and 1134, Friday,
7 7. 17
Killer Mike (feat. Emily Panic) Anywhere But Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BmqGtZtDGk
